JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 658-661 , November 2009

Nursing Education and Improvement in Oral Care Delivery in Long-Term Care

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 Funding for this research was received from an American Medical Directors Association Pfizer Quality Improvement Award and from a Geriatric Academic Career Award Career Development Award from Health Resources and Services Administration.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00300-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.001

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 658-661 , November 2009

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