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Improving knowledge of capacity assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2021

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Barton W. Palmer*
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Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Email: bpalmer@health.ucsd.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 9: Issue Theme: Implementation Science II , September 2021 , pp. 857 - 859
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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