Canada's veterans independence program: A pioneer of "aging at home"

Healthcare Papers

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-77

  Pedlar, David ^a   Lockhart, Wendy ^a   Macintosh, Stewart ^a  

^a Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELDERLY CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; VETERAN; WAR;

AGED; CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; VETERANS; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 74749087428     PISSN: 1488917X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpap.2009.21226     Document Type: Note

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