How to try this: The lawton instrumental activities of daily living scale

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 64-71

  Wallace, Meredith ^a   Shelkey, Mary ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 42149145424     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000315264.84446.6b     Document Type: Article

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