Dementia: References

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Citations

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Last updated:	June 27, 2007
Author:	Jeannette Curtis
Reviewed By:	Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine, Peter J. Whitehouse, MD - Neurology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Denele Ivins