The effectiveness of an Internet support forum for carers of people with dementia: a pre-post cohort study.

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Published in J Med Internet Res on February 28, 2014

Authors

Vicky McKechnie1, Chris Barker, Josh Stott

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1: Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

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