Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , January 2005

Benefits and challenges of research with the oldest old for participants and nurses

  • Marjorie J. Leahy, RN, MN

      Affiliations

    • MARJORIE J. LEAHY, RN, MN, the Merle West Center for Medical Research at the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health Science University, Portland.
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  • Debbie Thurber, RN

      Affiliations

    • DEBBIE THURBER, RN, the Merle West Center for Medical Research at the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health Science University, Portland.
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  • James F. Calvert Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • JAMES F. CALVERT Jr., MD, is medical director of the Merle West Center for Medical Research, Klamath Falls, and associate professor at the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health Science University, Portland.

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☆ Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of the participants.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.11.016

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , January 2005

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