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CONFERENCE ISSUE
March/April 2016
Vol. 9 No. 2
NEWS AND INSIGHT FOR PROFESSIONALS IN ELDER CARE
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Initial Pharmacological and
Nonpharmacological Therapies
Toward Dementia
Diagnosis via Artificial
Intelligence
Managing Difficult
Dementia Behaviors
Over-the-Counter
Sleep Aids
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CONTENTS 20
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Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Initial Pharmacologi
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NEWS BRIEFS Alzheimer’s More Versatile Than Prev
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Table 1 Fall Risk Factors Intrinsic Extrinsic
MEDICATION MONITOR PAIN MANAGEMENT IN HO
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RESEARCH REVIEW DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PSEUD
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