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Ending choose-your-own-adventure care for agitation in dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2022

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Donovan T. Maust*
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Email: maustd@umich.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 10: Issue Theme: Pharmacotherapy for Serious Neuropsychiatric Disorders , October 2022 , pp. 867 - 869
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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