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Knowledge about Alzheimer's disease among Norwegian psychologists: The Alzheimer's disease knowledge scale

Inger Hilde Nordhus Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Kavli Research Center for Ageing and Dementia, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Børge Sivertsen Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway; Division of Psychiatry, Helse Fonna, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ståle Pallesen Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Norway
Pages 521-528 | Received 06 Mar 2011, Accepted 23 Sep 2011, Published online: 30 Nov 2011

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