Doctors Need To Talk To Families About Guns And Dementia

MELISSA BAILEY, KAISER HEALTH NEWS, NY Times: Health
Tue, 10/09/2018 - 11:37am

As the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia rises, health professionals grapple with how to talk to patients about gun safety at home.

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