Review of Mind Matters: A Sociological Study of Dementia Diagnosis

Authors

  • Anurag Rakesh Case Western Reserve University
  • Daniel George Penn State College of Medicine
  • Peter Whitehouse Case Western Reserve University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v9i1.158667

Keywords:

dementia, diagnosis, ethnography, critical gerontology, care, public health

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Published

2025-12-18

How to Cite

Rakesh, Anurag, et al. “Review of Mind Matters: A Sociological Study of Dementia Diagnosis”. Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, Dec. 2025, doi:10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v9i1.158667.