Ensuring the adequacy of long term care of AD patients: Special challenges and advocacy mechanisms

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-9

  Kosberg, Jordan I ^a   Garcia, Juanita L ^b   Dulka, Iryna M ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33646716533     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759701200102     Document Type: Article

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