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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit

Published on: September 30, 2020

When the patient lacks decision-making capacity

J A Erlen

    Orthopedic Nursing
    |July 1, 1995
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Professional Patient Relationship

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