The 36-hour Day : A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Loss in Later Life eBook

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Author: Nancy L. Mace
Date: 31 Jan 2001
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Book Format: Paperback::496 pages
ISBN10: 0801865212
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