Implementing Geriatric Care Models: What Are We Waiting For?

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-206

  Capezuti, Elizabeth ^a   Brush, Barbara L ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING;

EID: 66449101839     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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