Ruth Ann Kiefer, DrNP RN CRRN CNE, is a member of the faculty at the Dixon School of Nursing at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, PA, and continues to practice as a CRRN in the hospital's rehabilitation unit.
The Effect of Social Support on Functional Recovery and Well-Being in Older Adults Following Joint Arthroplasty
Article first published online: 27 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2011.tb00077.x
2011 Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
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Ann Kiefer, R. (2011), The Effect of Social Support on Functional Recovery and Well-Being in Older Adults Following Joint Arthroplasty. Rehabilitation Nursing, 36: 120–126. doi: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2011.tb00077.x
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Ruth Ann Kiefer, DrNP RN CRRN CNE, is a member of the faculty at the Dixon School of Nursing at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, PA, and continues to practice as a CRRN in the hospital's rehabilitation unit.
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- Issue published online: 27 MAR 2012
- Article first published online: 27 MAR 2012
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