Hospice care for persons with dementia: The growth of access in US nursing homes.

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Published in Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen on December 01, 2010

Authors

Susan C Miller1, Julie C Lima, Susan L Mitchell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Susan_Miller@brown.edu

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