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Exploring the Many Facets of Research in Late-Life Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2014

Yves Joanette*
Affiliation:
Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Aging
Gloria Gutman
Affiliation:
CIHR Institute Advisory Board Working Group
Janet McElhaney
Affiliation:
CIHR Institute Advisory Board Working Group
Ross Upshur
Affiliation:
CIHR Institute Advisory Board Working Group
John Muscedere
Affiliation:
Scientific Director, TVN – Improving Care for the Frail Elderly
*
Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to / La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à: Yves Joanette, PhD FCAH Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Aging Executive Director, CIHR International Collaborative Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease 4565 ch. Reine-Marie Montréal, QC H3W 1W5 ([email protected])

Abstract

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Type
Canadian Institutes of Health Research–Institute of Aging: Profile
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2014 

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