International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 619-628 , December 1996

The institutionalized elderly: dry to the bone!

  • C.A. Armstrong-Esther, Ph.D, B.Sc., R.N., R.G.N, R.N.T., Dip. Ed.

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    • Now at: Canadian Mental Health Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Received 21 August 1995 ,Revised 11 March 1996 ,Accepted 13 May 1996.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 619-628 , December 1996

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