JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 370-378 , July 2009

Beyond the Medical Model: The Culture Change Revolution in Long-Term Care

  • E. Foy White-Chu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hebrew Senior Life/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to E. Foy White-Chu, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Lowry Medical Building, Suite 1B, 110 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02215.
    • ,
  • William J. Graves, BS

      Affiliations

    • St. Camillus Health Center, Whitinsville, MA
    • ,
  • Sandra M. Godfrey, RN

      Affiliations

    • St. Camillus Health Center, Whitinsville, MA
    • ,
  • Alice Bonner, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation, Newton Lower Falls, MA
    • ,
  • Philip Sloane, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.04.004

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 370-378 , July 2009

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