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Alzheimer’s Disease

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This chapter will address Alzheimer’s disease and the related issues that the occupational therapy practitioner can address in primary care. The chapter will outline the basic role of the primary care physician, as well as the evaluation techniques and intervention strategies employed by the occupational therapy practitioner.

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  1. University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL, USA

    Katelyn Fell

  2. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Jyothi Gupta

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  1. AT Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA

    Sue Dahl-Popolizio

  2. Revolutionary Alignment, LLC, Detroit, MI, USA

    Katie Smith

  3. Corte Madera, CA, USA

    Mackenzie Day

  4. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville/UAMS, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    Sherry Muir

  5. SCL Health, Broomfield, CO, USA

    William Manard

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Fell, K., Gupta, J. (2023). Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Dahl-Popolizio, S., Smith, K., Day, M., Muir, S., Manard, W. (eds) Primary Care Occupational Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20882-9_9

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