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13 - Alzheimer’s Disease and Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2024

Daniel Gibbs
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Emeritus of Oregon Health and Science University
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Many people can continue to work with mild cognitive impairment and sometimes even with dementia. This will depend on the requirements of the job, and the worker with cognitive impairment may need accommodation to succeed. Remarkably, there has been relatively little research on this topic.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Mitchell, W. Somebody I Used to Know: A Memoir. New York: Ballantine Books, 2018.Google Scholar
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Job Accommodation Network. Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Alzheimer’s Disease. 2022. https://askjan.org/disabilities/Alzheimer-s-Disease.cfm accessed November 16, 2022 (open access).Google Scholar

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  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Work
  • Daniel Gibbs, Emeritus of Oregon Health and Science University
  • Book: Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer's
  • Online publication: 19 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009430067.014
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  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Work
  • Daniel Gibbs, Emeritus of Oregon Health and Science University
  • Book: Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer's
  • Online publication: 19 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009430067.014
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  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Work
  • Daniel Gibbs, Emeritus of Oregon Health and Science University
  • Book: Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer's
  • Online publication: 19 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009430067.014
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