JAMDA
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , January 2011

Effectiveness of Short-Term Interdisciplinary Intervention on Postacute Patients in Taiwan

  • Wei-Ju Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Yuanshan Veterans Hospital, Taiwan
    • National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Ning Peng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuan-Yang Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yuanshan Veterans Hospital, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Yi Liu, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Yuanshan Veterans Hospital, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Liang-Kung Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Liang-Kung Chen, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan 11217.
    • ,
  • Hann-Chin Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Yuanshan Veterans Hospital, Taiwan

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.01.002

JAMDA
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , January 2011

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