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American Journal of Nursing November 2011 Christine L. Cutugno	The 'Graying' of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults Evidence-based strategies for managing trauma and its complications in this population.
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Managed Care February 2002 Bob Carlson	Why You Should Care About Improving Clinical Practice Research on quality of care began over 30 years ago. Pages and pages document recent evidence of underuse, overuse, and misuse of resources. Yet only now does change appear imminent, thanks to a growing cadre of passionate reformers who preach clinical practice improvement...
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