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The Accessibility of Public Spaces for People with Dementia: A new priority for the 'open city'

TIM BLACKMAN School of Social Sciences and Law, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA
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LYNNE MITCHELL Oxford Brookes University, London Rd, Headington, Oxford, UK
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ELIZABETH BURTON Oxford Brookes University, London Rd, Headington, Oxford, UK
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MIKE JENKS Oxford Brookes University, London Rd, Headington, Oxford, UK
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MARIA PARSONS Oxford Brookes University, London Rd, Headington, Oxford, UK
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SHIBU RAMAN Oxford Brookes University, London Rd, Headington, Oxford, UK
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KATIE WILLIAMS Oxford Brookes University, London Rd, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Pages 357-371 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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