Nurses’ perceptions of the nurse assistant role in providing quality care in the nursing home

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 71-83

  Garland, T Neal ^a   Schirm, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 70349139414     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v18n04_06     Document Type: Article

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