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Strategies for assisting frail elderly to maintain dignity and independence

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  • Second Global Conference, IFA Jerusalem, Israel, September 17–21, 1995
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  1. the JDC-Brookdale Institute in Jerusalem, Israel

    Jenny Brodsky (Director of the Research Program on Ageing) & Jack Habib (Director, Professor)

  2. the Department of Economics and Social Work at the Hebrew University, Israel

    Jack Habib (Director, Professor)

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  1. Jenny Brodsky
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Brodsky, J., Habib, J. Strategies for assisting frail elderly to maintain dignity and independence. Ageing International 23, 21–32 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02680842

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