Volume 13 - Issue 3 - March, 2005 - ALTC
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Fifty-two years ago this month, March 5, 1953, Joseph Stalin was pronounced dead from a stroke.
Fifty-two years ago this month, March 5, 1953, Joseph Stalin was pronounced dead from a stroke.
Fifty-two years ago this month,...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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A 75-year-old female is brought in by her two daughters with complaints of short-term memory loss of 2 years duration.
A 75-year-old female is brought in by her two daughters with complaints of short-term memory loss of 2 years duration.
A 75-year-old female is brought...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of older adults and aging.
Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of older adults and aging.
Geriatrics is the branch of...
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If enacted, the GCCMA will direct Medicare to help physicians manage the sizeable costs and time-consuming logistics of caring for the chronically ill.
If enacted, the GCCMA will direct Medicare to help physicians manage the sizeable costs and time-consuming logistics of caring for the chronically ill.
If enacted, the GCCMA will...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Culture change is a philosophy and a process that seeks to transform nursing homes from restrictive institutions to vibrant communities.
Culture change is a philosophy and a process that seeks to transform nursing homes from restrictive institutions to vibrant communities.
Culture change is a philosophy...
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Providing care to patients near the end of life, when curative means are no longer possible or desired by the patient, is an essential part of medicine.
Providing care to patients near the end of life, when curative means are no longer possible or desired by the patient, is an essential part of medicine.
Providing care to patients near...
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The treatment of dementia with symptoms of psychosis and behavioral disturbance requires complex decision making.
The treatment of dementia with symptoms of psychosis and behavioral disturbance requires complex decision making.
The treatment of dementia...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
