Home care on the geriatrics service: A medical student's perspective

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 17-19

  Annas, George David ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 34548836553     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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