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“Ladies and gentlemen, please start your engines!”: why you should gamify your cognitive stimulation interventions for dementia patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2021

W. Trapp
W. Trapp*
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Issue 2: Issue Theme: Technology, Virtual Reality, and Other Promising Interventions for Older Adults , February 2022 , pp. 101 - 103
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