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Organization of nursing care for elderly people in hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Sally J Redfern*
Affiliation:
King's College, London University, London, UK
*
Professor Sally J Redfern, Nursing Research Unit, King's College, London University, Cornwall House Annex, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TX, UK.

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Nursing
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