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In search of the holy grail of quality dying with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2021

Carmelle Peisah*
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry and Ageing Futures Institute, University New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
Tiffany Jessop
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia

Abstract

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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