JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 7-8 , January 2010

Home Care for Dying People

  • Gideon A. Caplan, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Gideon A. Caplan, MBBS, FRACP, Post Acute Care Services, Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031 Australia.
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  • Anne Meller, BHSc N
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  • Grad Cert, PH, MHA

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  9. Chang C, Jackson SS, Bullman TA, Cobbs EL. Impact of a home-based primary care program in an urban Veterans Affairs Medical Center. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009;10:133–137
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PII: S1525-8610(09)00307-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.008

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 7-8 , January 2010

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