Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 207-213 , November 2010

Making the Most of Your Healthcare intervention for older adults with multiple chronic illnesses

  • Angela K. Hochhalter

      Affiliations

    • Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2401 S 31st Street (CDM), Temple, TX 76508, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 254 215 0459; fax: +1 254 215 0458.
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  • Juhee Song

      Affiliations

    • Scott & White Healthcare, USA
    • ,
  • Jennifer Rush

      Affiliations

    • Scott & White Healthcare, USA
    • ,
  • Lisa Sklar

      Affiliations

    • Scott & White Healthcare, USA
    • ,
  • Alan Stevens

      Affiliations

    • Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center, USA

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 4 December 2009 ,Accepted 31 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.01.018

Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 207-213 , November 2010

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