Does Hospice Improve Quality of Care for Persons Dying from Dementia?
β Scribed by Joan M. Teno; Pedro L. Gozalo; Ian C. Lee; Sylvia Kuo; Carol Spence; Stephen R. Connor; David J. Casarett
- Book ID
- 109132792
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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