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Comparative Experience of Psychological Symptoms of Frail Elderly People in Need of Residential Care

Alfred Cheung-ming Chan Department of Applied Social Studies, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong
,
Edward Man-fuk Leung Department of Geriatric Medicine, United Edward Christian Hospital
,
Jik-jeon Lee Department of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong
,
Sheung Tak Cheng Department of Applied Social Studies, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong
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Manfred Man-fat Wu Department of Applied Social Studies, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong
Pages 80-92 | Published online: 25 Apr 2012

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