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. 2007 Oct 1;7(5):508–511. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-5-508
When should older people go into care?
Eileen Burns
1, Alison Cracknell
1
Eileen Burns, MD FRCP
1Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly
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Alison Cracknell, MBChB MRCP
1Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialist Registrar in Medicine for the Elderly
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1Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Roles
Eileen Burns: MD FRCP, Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly
Alison Cracknell: MBChB MRCP, Specialist Registrar in Medicine for the Elderly
Key Words: care home, comprehensive geriatric assessment, mental capacity, nursing home, residential home
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