JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 107-114 , February 2009

Medication Management in Assisted Living: A National Survey of Policies and Practices

  • Ethel Mitty, EdD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to E. Mitty, EdD, RN, College of Nursing, New York University, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003-6677

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PII: S1525-8610(08)00272-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.08.006

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 107-114 , February 2009

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