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Editorial
. 2018 Oct;66(10):1866-1868.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.15546. Epub 2018 Oct 4.

Defining and Measuring Nursing Home Placement

Vincent Mor  1   2 , Kali S Thomas  1   2 , Momotazur Rahman  1
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Editorial

Defining and Measuring Nursing Home Placement

Vincent Mor et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Oct.
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