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Chapter 45 - Models of Care and Organizational Solutions for Geriatric Surgery

from Section 5 - Key Issues for Optimal Organization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

By
Gabriella Bettelli ,
Alberto Ferrari  and
Maurizio Costantini
Edited by
Gabriella Bettelli
Gabriella Bettelli
Affiliation:
University of San Marino
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Perioperative Care of the Elderly
Clinical and Organizational Aspects
 , pp. 303 - 308
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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ACI – Agency for Clinical Innovation (2013). Understanding the Process to Develop a Model of Care: An ACI Framework. Chatswood: ACI.Google Scholar
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