InterRAI Acute Care Instrument for Seniors in Canadian Hospitals: Findings of an Inter-Rater Reliability Pilot Study

Veronique Boscart1, Linda Sheiban Taucar2, Michelle Heyer2

  • 1School of Health & Life Sciences, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Ontario, Canada.

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