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Developmentally Appropriate Long-Term Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders

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Steven H. Zarit, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. He may be reached at Henderson S-110, University Park, PA 16802; by telephone at (814) 865-5260; and via e-mail at z67@psu.edu. Allison M. Reamy, is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University.

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Zarit, S.H., Reamy, A.M. (2013). Developmentally Appropriate Long-Term Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. In: Zarit, S., Talley, R. (eds) Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5335-2_4

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