Assessing heart failure in long-term care facilities

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 23-28

  Harrington, Candace C ^a   Schoenfelder, Deborah Perry ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84880755365     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20130415-03     Document Type: Article

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