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The challenge of bridging the gap between assessment and intervention in people with dementia care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2020

Raimundo Mateos*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, ES-15782Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Jesús Antonio García-Casal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, ES-15782Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Abstract

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Commentary
Copyright
© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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