Predictors of nursing home admission: A social work perspective

Australian Social Work

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-98

  Lim, Eva S ^a  

^a Republic Polytechnic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Health social work; Housing; Medical social work; Nursing homes; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650614271     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070802626901     Document Type: Article

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