Polymedicine and aging: Enhancing older adult care through advanced practitioners

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 19-24

  Rocchiccioli, Judith T ^a   Sanford, Julie ^b   Caplinger, Bonnie ^a,c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Rockingham Memorial Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 34547812233     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20070701-04     Document Type: Review

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