Caring for older people in nursing

ISBN-10
152640155X
ISBN-13
9781526401557
Category
Geriatric nursing
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2016
Author
Sue Barker

Description

This book is part of the Transforming Nursing Practice series, written specifically to support nursing students on the new degree programme.

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