Volume 18 - Issue 5 - May, 2010 - ALTC
Department
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From the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. Please click here for the PDF.
From the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging. Please click here for the PDF.
From the AGS Foundation for...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
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Dr. Kennedy explains why he joined the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) more than a decade ago.
Dr. Kennedy explains why he joined the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) more than a decade ago.
Dr. Kennedy explains why he...
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Tiffany E. Shubert, PhD, MPT
Tiffany E. Shubert, PhD, MPT
Commercially available health games have the potential to be a health promotion intervention to increase an older adult’s physical activity levels.
Commercially available health games have the potential to be a health promotion intervention to increase an older adult’s physical activity levels.
Commercially available health...
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Edward A. Edgerton, PhD, and Louise Richie
Edward A. Edgerton, PhD, and Louise R...
The physical environment can play a significant role in treatment for and associated outcomes of LTC facility residents with dementia.
The physical environment can play a significant role in treatment for and associated outcomes of LTC facility residents with dementia.
The physical environment can...
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William D. Smucker, MD, CMD
William D. Smucker, MD, CMD
The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve suffering for patients, regardless of their stage of illness.
The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve suffering for patients, regardless of their stage of illness.
The goal of palliative care is...
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Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, CMD, and Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, CMD, and ...
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) as, “injuries resulting from a medical intervention related to a drug.”
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) as, “injuries resulting from a medical intervention related to a drug.”
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
