JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 196-203 , March 2009

Nursing Homes as a Clinical Site for Training Geriatric Health Care Professionals

  • Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003–6677.
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  • Ethel Mitty, EdD, RN
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  • Sarah G. Burger, MPH, RN, FAAN

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 Supported by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00421-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.11.002

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 196-203 , March 2009

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