"Reengineering" residential care facilities: A case study of Hamilton, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-149

  Edge, Sara ^a   Wilton, Robert ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77249166644     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2009-0011     Document Type: Article

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