Preparedness guide for people with dementia and caregivers in COVID-19 pandemic
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Kana Kazawa
Department of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Kana Kazawa, Department of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3 Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553 Japan. Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorTatsuhiko Kubo
Department of Public Health and Health Policy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroki Ohge
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasahiro Akishita
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShinya Ishii
Department of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Kana Kazawa
Department of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Correspondence
Kana Kazawa, Department of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3 Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553 Japan. Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorTatsuhiko Kubo
Department of Public Health and Health Policy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroki Ohge
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasahiro Akishita
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShinya Ishii
Department of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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