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USING RESEARCH TO INFORM PRACTICE AND POLICY IN THE LONG-TERM CARE CONTINUUM

A Profile of Diabetic African American Elderly Receiving Home Health Care

Implications for Social Work Practice

Pages 13-30 | Received 30 Jun 2003, Accepted 31 Oct 2003, Published online: 15 Oct 2008

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