JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 9 , Pages 594-600 , November 2006

The Newly Revised F-Tag 315 and Surveyor Guidance for Urinary Incontinence in Long-Term Care

  • Theodore M. Johnson II, MD, MPH, CMD

      Affiliations

    • The Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Atlanta, GA
    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Theodore M. Johnson, II, Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC, 508/11B, Atlanta VAMC, 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033.
    • ,
  • Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, CMD

      Affiliations

    • The Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Atlanta, GA
    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.08.007

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 9 , Pages 594-600 , November 2006

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