When a Loved One Has Alzheimer's Disease
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REFERENCES:
Alzheimer’s Association.
American Health Assistance Foundation.
Beth Kallmyer, MSW, director of client services, National Office of the Alzheimer's Association, Chicago.
Erin Heintz, public relations associate director, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago.
Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.
Melrose, R.J. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, September 2011.
National Institute on Aging.
Querfurth, H.W. New England Journal of Medicine, January 2010.
Reviewed by Gabriela Pichardo on May 27, 2020
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