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Technology-based interventions as an approach to treating apathy in people with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2022

Friederike Deeken  and
Michael Rapp
Friederike Deeken
Affiliation:
University of Potsdam, Social and Preventive Medicine, Am Neuen Palais 10, Potsdam14469, Germany
Michael Rapp*
Affiliation:
University of Potsdam, Social and Preventive Medicine, Am Neuen Palais 10, Potsdam14469, Germany
*
Email: michael.rapp@uni-potsdam.de
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Issue 2: Issue Theme: Technology, Virtual Reality, and Other Promising Interventions for Older Adults , February 2022 , pp. 95 - 96
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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