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Cautious optimism and a call for additional studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2021

Michael G. Li
Affiliation:
Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Erica Garcia-Pittman
Affiliation:
Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Abstract

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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