Bridging the gap in ageing: Translating policies into practice in Malaysian primary care

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ambigga, Krishnapillai S ^a   Ramli, Anis Safura ^a   Suthahar, Ariaratnam ^a   Tauhid, Norlaili ^b   Clearihan, Lyn ^b   Browning, Colette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79953291387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1447056X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-10-2     Document Type: Review

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