Aging-related clinical and health services research in Canada

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1469-1472

  Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,e   Bergman, Howard ^b   Hogan, David B ^c   McCracken, Peter ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANADA; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0031786317     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb06018.x     Document Type: Review

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