Current best practices in geriatric rehabilitation in Canada

Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 148-153

  Borrie, Michael J ^a   Stolee, Paul ^a   Knoefel, Frank D ^a   Wells, Jennie L ^a   Seabrook, Jamie A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Best practices; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646485997     PISSN: 14963892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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