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Resources

• www.alzheimers.org -- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
• www.alz.org -- Alzheimer's Association
• www.alzforum.org -- Alzheimer's Research Forum
• www.alzfdn.org -- Alzheimer's Foundation of America
• www.alz.co.uk -- Alzheimer's Disease International
• www.nia.nih.gov -- National Institute on Aging
• www.ninds.nih.gov -- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• www.aan.com -- American Academy of Neurology
• www.medicalert.org -- Medic Alert
• www.ahaf.org -- American Health Assistance Foundation
• www.clinicaltrials.gov -- Find a clinical trial
• www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp -- Find a nursing home

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