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Volume 15 - Issue 4 - April, 2007 - ALTC

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09/05/2008
An important skill of any healthcare provider is the ability to effectively communicate, an especially key element in the relationship between physician and patient.
An important skill of any healthcare provider is the ability to effectively communicate, an especially key element in the relationship between physician and patient.
An important skill of any...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
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09/05/2008
In 2004, the AGS and the NIA launched a series of research conferences focused on important but poorly understood age-associated health problems. 
In 2004, the AGS and the NIA launched a series of research conferences focused on important but poorly understood age-associated health problems. 
In 2004, the AGS and the...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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The three-year extension will allow CMS to look at new ways to measure and promote quality in hospital settings.
The three-year extension will allow CMS to look at new ways to measure and promote quality in hospital settings.
The three-year extension will...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
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ABSTRACTS FROM MEDICAL LITERATURE FOR THE GERIATRICS PRACTITIONER DEPRESSION AND RISK FOR AD 
ABSTRACTS FROM MEDICAL LITERATURE FOR THE GERIATRICS PRACTITIONER DEPRESSION AND RISK FOR AD 
ABSTRACTS FROM MEDICAL...
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Best Practices in Nursing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with dementia
Best Practices in Nursing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with dementia
Best Practices in Nursing Care...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
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09/05/2008
Maxwell Chait, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, reviews lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in older adults, a significant cause of increased morbidity and mortality in this population. 
Maxwell Chait, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, reviews lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in older adults, a significant cause of increased morbidity and mortality in this population. 
Maxwell Chait, MD, FACP, FACG,...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care

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09/05/2008
Physicians describe constipation as less than three bowel movements per week, while patients describe it as passing hard stools or straining to have a bowel movement.
Physicians describe constipation as less than three bowel movements per week, while patients describe it as passing hard stools or straining to have a bowel movement.
Physicians describe constipation...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care