Meeting the challenges of dementia research
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Dr Emma O'Brien, Science Communications Officer, Alzheimer's Research UK gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing. There are many opportunities for medical students and doctors to undertake research relevant to old age psychiatry, particularly dementia. Emma O'Brien talks about funding opportunities for junior doctors and the benefits of a clinical academic career. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
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