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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO 2002), people’s life expectancy worldwide is continuously growing, and on the one hand, that is one of the greatest triumphs of humanity to date. But at the same time, it is also one of the most important challenges as the aging of the population raises economic and social requirements in all countries.
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Xristina, F., Demeter, K., John, G., Maria, C. (2020). The Role of the Family in the Care of Alzheimer Patients. In: Vlamos, P. (eds) GeNeDis 2018. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1196. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32637-1_10
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