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Dementia trials, outcomes, and outcome measurement instruments for people living with dementia and family carers – considerations on how to improve the “gold standard”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2021

Andrew Harding  and
Siobhan Reilly
Andrew Harding*
Affiliation:
Division of Health Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Health Innovation One, Sir John Fisher Drive, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Siobhan Reilly
Affiliation:
Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
*
Email: a.harding5@lancaster.ac.uk
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 4: Issue Theme: Caring for Caregivers of People with Dementia , April 2021 , pp. 327 - 330
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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