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Emotional reactions of Arab lay persons to a person with Alzheimer's disease

Miri Cohen Department of GerontologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Perla Werner Department of Gerontology
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Faisal Azaiza School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Department of Gerontology University of Haifa, Haifa, 31095, Israel
Pages 31-37 | Received 14 Oct 2007, Accepted 20 Apr 2008, Published online: 05 Feb 2009

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