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Health-related quality of life in older people with severe dementia: challenges for measurement and management

Wendy Moyle Research Centre for Clinical & Community Practice Innovation, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia. [email protected]
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Jenny E Murfield Research Centre for Clinical & Community Practice Innovation, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia
Pages 109-122 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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