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Aging & Mental Health Volume 20, 2016 - Issue 7: Special Section: Person Centred Care
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FITS into practice: translating research into practice in reducing the use of anti-psychotic medication for people with dementia living in care homes

Dawn J. BrookerAssociation for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isabelle LathamAssociation for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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Simon C. EvansAssociation for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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Nicola JacobsonAssociation for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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Wendy PerryAssociation for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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Jennifer BrayAssociation for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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Clive BallardKing's College London, London, UK
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Jane FosseyOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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James PickettAlzheimer's Society, London, UK
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Pages 709-718 | Received 04 Dec 2014, Accepted 10 Jun 2015, Published online: 13 Jul 2015

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