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Review
. 2019 Dec;9(2):020321.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.09.020321.

The continuum of care for dementia: needs, resources and practice in China

Huali Wang  1   2   3 , Hengge Xie  4 , Qiumin Qu  5 , Wei Chen  6 , Yongan Sun  7 , Nan Zhang  8 , Yu Liu  9 , Tao Li  1   2   3 , Kit Yee Chan  10   11 , Serge Gauthier  12 , Xin Yu  1   2   3 ; Global Dementia Prevention Program (GloDePP)
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The continuum of care for dementia: needs, resources and practice in China

Huali Wang et al. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec.
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Competing interests: The authors completed the Unified Competing Interest form at www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf (available upon request from the corresponding author). Dr Serge Gauthier reported grant support from CIHR, NIH and Weston Brain Institute, acting scientific advisor for Boehringer and TauRx, and serving as DSMB member of ACDS, ATRI, Eisai and Banner. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Photo: The volunteer provides training to the memory café participants on non-verbal communication with basic psychomotor therapy techniques (photo from the collection of the Dementia Care and Research Center, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, used with permission).
Figure 1
Figure 1
Geographical distribution of memory clinics in China. Colours code the number of memory clinics within the provincial administrative territory.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The workflow for making a diagnosis.
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