Is respite care available for chronically ill seniors?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue SEPT, 2000, Pages 1794-1800

  Brown, ^a   McWilliam, ^a   Wetmore, ^b,c   Keast, ^b   Schmidt, ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UWO ^*

^c Victoria Family Medical Centre   (Canada)

^d TVFPRU   (Canada)

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EID: 6944245196     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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