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Clinical ethics
How do elderly spouse care givers of people with Alzheimer disease experience the disclosure of dementia diagnosis and subsequent care?
- Marja-Liisa Laakkonen, Helsinki Health Centre, Laakso Hospital, PO Box 6600, FIN-00099 The City of Helsinki, Finland; marja-liisa.laakkonen{at}hel.fi
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How do elderly spouse care givers of people with Alzheimer disease experience the disclosure of dementia diagnosis and subsequent care?
Publication history
- Received June 20, 2007
- Revised September 1, 2007
- Accepted September 4, 2007
- First published May 29, 2008.
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April 27, 2016
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