Home care: more than just a visiting nurse.

نویسندگان

  • Katrina M Romagnoli
  • Steven M Handler
  • Harry Hochheiser
چکیده

Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP), VAPHS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Geriatric Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Geroinformatics Research & Training Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ quality & safety

دوره 22 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013