Care of older adults

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Mezey, Mathy ^a   Capezuti, Elizabeth ^a   Fulmer, Terry ^a  

^a The John A Hartford Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 4344659987     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6465(04)00040-4     Document Type: Review

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