Lifting the home care veil from depression: Oasis-c and evidence-based practice

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 171-177

  Cabin, William D ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Home health care; Medicare; OASIS C

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749298900     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822309348693     Document Type: Article

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