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. 1996 Aug 31;313(7056):529–530. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7056.529

Family members' attitudes toward telling the patient with Alzheimer's disease their diagnosis.

C P Maguire ¹, M Kirby ¹, R Coen ¹, D Coakley ¹, B A Lawlor ¹, D O'Neill ¹

PMCID: PMC2351904 PMID: 8789979

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