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The experience of dying with dementia: a retrospective study
- Authors:
- McCARTHY Mark, ADDINGTON-HALL Julia, ALTMAN Dan
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(3), March 1997, pp.404-409.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a research study which describes the last year of life of people with dementia, their symptoms, care needs, use of and satisfaction with health services and the bereavement state of the carer. Goes on to compare patients dying with dementia to patients with cancer, who are the usual focus of palliative care, allowing a view of the implications for health services.