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Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics Volume 23, 2005 - Issue 2-3
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Homebound Older Individuals Living in the Community: A Pilot Study

Sarah Sanders Thames Valley Children's Centre, 779 Baseline Road East, London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 5Y6 [email protected]
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Jan Miller Polgar School of Occupational Therapy, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marita Kloseck Faculty of Health Sciences, South Valley Building, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B9 [email protected]
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Richard Crilly Division of Geriatric Medicine, 801 Commissioners Road E., London, ON, Canada, N6C 5J1 [email protected]View further author information
Pages 145-160 | Published online: 28 Jul 2009

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