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Organization of rehabilitation services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Patrick Gompertz  and
Shah Ebrahim
Patrick Gompertz
Affiliation:
The London Hospital Medical College, London, UK
Shah Ebrahim*
Affiliation:
The London Hospital Medical College, London, UK
*
Shah Ebrahim, Professor of Health Care of the Elderly, The London Hospital Medical College, The London Hospital (Mile End), Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, UK.
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , November 1992 , pp. 329 - 342
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