Geriatric Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 319-329 , September 2007

In Their Own Words: Older Male Prisoners’ Health Beliefs and Concerns for the Future

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.02.001

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 319-329 , September 2007

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