Commentary: Medical care for nursing home residents: National perspectives in international context

The Many Faces of Health, Competence and Well-Being in Old Age: Integrating Epidemiological, Psychological and Social Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 189-196

  Weyerer, Siegfried ^a   Schäufele, Martina ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

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EID: 84892352383     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4138-1_21     Document Type: Chapter

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