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. 2001 Nov 1;92(6):457–459. doi: 10.1007/BF03404540

Assessing the Health and Functional Status of Older Women with Breast Cancer Using the Minimum Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC)

Paula C Fletcher 113,, John P Hirdes 213,313
PMCID: PMC6979705  PMID: 11799553

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