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Are we failing to meet the healthcare needs of prisoners with dementia?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

Kirsten J. Moore  and
James Burtonwood
Kirsten J. Moore*
Affiliation:
Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, UCL, London, UK
James Burtonwood
Affiliation:
Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK GP Partner with Special Interest in Supportive and Palliative Care, Portishead Medical Group, Bristol, UK Email: kirsten.moore@ucl.ac.uk
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Kirsten Moore, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, UCL, London, UK. Email: kirsten.moore@ucl.ac.uk
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 31 , Issue 8: Issue Theme: Dementia Care , August 2019 , pp. 1071 - 1074
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