Darby, Janet and Williamson, Tracey and Logan, Pip and Gladman, John R.F. (2016) Comprehensive geriatric assessment on an acute medical unit: a qualitative study of older people’s and informal carer’s perspectives of the care
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Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS)
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