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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Cognitive and behavioral challenges in caring for patients with frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Jennifer Merrilees University of California, San FranciscoCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jennifer Klapper ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter, Philadelphia, USA
,
Jennifer Murphy University of California, San Francisco
,
Catherine Lomen-Hoerth University of California, San Francisco
&
Bruce L. Miller University of California, San Francisco
Pages 298-302 | Received 04 Sep 2009, Accepted 08 Jan 2010, Published online: 11 Mar 2010

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