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Home Health Care Services Quarterly Volume 36, 2017 - Issue 3-4
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Home-based care: barriers and facilitators to expanded personal support worker roles in Ontario, Canada

Margaret SaariSaint Elizabeth Research Centre, Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Markham, Ontario, Canada;School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erin PattersonSchool of Health & Life Sciences & Community Services, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Tieghan KillackeyLawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Julia RaffaghelloLawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Alissa RoweSouthwest Community Care Access Center, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Ann E TourangeauLawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Pages 127-144 | Published online: 08 Nov 2017

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