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Formal and informal care for people with dementia: Factors associated with service receipt

J. Schneider Centre for Applied Social Studies, University of Durham
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A. Hallam Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London
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J. Murray Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London
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B. Foley Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London
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L. Atkin Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London
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S. Banerjee Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London
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M. K. Islam Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
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A. Mann Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London
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Pages 255-265 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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