Proceedings of the AMDA Assisted Living Consensus Conference, Washington DC, October 24, 2006: Editorial Response to the Vance Article

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 369-371

  Mitty, Ethel ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING PRACTICE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTERED NURSE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; CONSENSUS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMANS;

EID: 45749104725     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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