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A guide to web-based resources on care of older adults for nursing educators, students, and clinicians

Catherine O'Neill D'Amico1, Sharon Stahl Wexler, Janice L Palmer

  • 1Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, Brookdale Campus, New York, New York 10010, USA. cdamic@hunter.cuny.edu

Journal of Gerontological Nursing
|July 9, 2010
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