Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce
- ISBN-10
- 0309119669
- ISBN-13
- 9780309119665
- Category
- Caregivers
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
Description
"Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs."--BOOK JACKET.
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