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Residential and nursing home care of elderly people with cognitive impairment: Prevalence, mortality and costs

A. Netten Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent
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R. Darton Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent
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A. Bebbington Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent
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J. Forder Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics
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P. Brown Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent
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K. Mummery Salvation Army Research Unit
Pages 14-22 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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