Healthcare Task Difficulty Among Older Adults With Multimorbidity
Medical CarePublished 24 February 2014Open access
Cynthia M. Boyd, Jennifer L. Wolff, Erin R. Giovannetti, Lisa Reider, C. Weiß, Qian‐Li Xue
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The findings of this study establish the construct validity of the HCTD scale.
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The findings of this study establish the construct validity of the HCTD scale.
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