Time and Personhood across Early and Late-Stage Dementia

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Time and Personhood across Early and Late-Stage Dementia. / Gjødsbøl, Iben M.; Svendsen, Mette N.

I: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, Bind 38, Nr. 1, 2019, s. 44-58.

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Gjødsbøl, IM & Svendsen, MN 2019, 'Time and Personhood across Early and Late-Stage Dementia', Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, bind 38, nr. 1, s. 44-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1465420

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Gjødsbøl, I. M., & Svendsen, M. N. (2019). Time and Personhood across Early and Late-Stage Dementia. Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, 38(1), 44-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1465420

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Gjødsbøl IM, Svendsen MN. Time and Personhood across Early and Late-Stage Dementia. Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. 2019;38(1):44-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1465420

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Gjødsbøl, Iben M. ; Svendsen, Mette N. / Time and Personhood across Early and Late-Stage Dementia. I: Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness. 2019 ; Bind 38, Nr. 1. s. 44-58.

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