Training Nurses in Cognitive Assessment: Uses and Misuses of the Mini-Mental State Examination
β Scribed by Koder, Deborah-Anne; Klahr, Amanda
- Book ID
- 127198035
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 99 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-1277
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