Volume 14 - Issue 1 - January, 2006 - ALTC
Department
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January 2006 JAGS Abstracts
January 2006 JAGS Abstracts
January 2006 JAGS Abstracts
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
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Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD, T.J. McCallum, PhD, and Mary E. Hujer, MSN, CNS
Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD...
Dementia caregiving tremendously burdens the physical, psychological, social, and financial world of those providing informal care to elderly persons with dementia.
Dementia caregiving tremendously burdens the physical, psychological, social, and financial world of those providing informal care to elderly persons with dementia.
Dementia caregiving tremendously...
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Manish Sahni, MD, Stephen E. Borst, PhD, and Thomas Mulligan, MD
Manish Sahni, MD, Stephen E. Borst, P...
Testosterone declines even more substantially in ill older men, such as those who live in nursing homes.
Testosterone declines even more substantially in ill older men, such as those who live in nursing homes.
Testosterone declines even more...
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Q&A with the expert on: Edler Abuse.
Q&A with the expert on: Edler Abuse.
Q&A with the expert on: Edler...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Linda Hiddeman Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddeman Barondess, Executive V...
Pay-for-performance programs have been part of the healthcare landscape since the 1990s.
Pay-for-performance programs have been part of the healthcare landscape since the 1990s.
Pay-for-performance programs...
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Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP
Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP
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In general, venous thromboembolism occurs at a rate of one to two events per 1000 annually, with deep vein thrombosis accounting for more than half of these.
In general, venous thromboembolism occurs at a rate of one to two events per 1000 annually, with deep vein thrombosis accounting for more than half of these.
In general, venous...
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All patients 65 or older should be asked about their use of alcohol at least annually to identify possible alcohol use disorders.
All patients 65 or older should be asked about their use of alcohol at least annually to identify possible alcohol use disorders.
All patients 65 or older should...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
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Studies have shown that the use of beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure with systolic dysfunction reduces mortality and hospitalizations.
Studies have shown that the use of beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure with systolic dysfunction reduces mortality and hospitalizations.
Studies have shown that the use...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
