Research ArticleOriginal Research
Assessing Safe and Independent Living in Vulnerable Older Adults: Perspectives of Professionals Who Conduct Home Assessments
Aanand D. Naik, Mark E. Kunik, Kristin R. Cassidy, Jeethy Nair and John Coverdale
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2010, 23 (5) 614-621; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.090065
Aanand D. Naik
MD
Mark E. Kunik
MD, MPH
Kristin R. Cassidy
BS
Jeethy Nair
MD

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 23, Issue 5
September-October 2010
Assessing Safe and Independent Living in Vulnerable Older Adults: Perspectives of Professionals Who Conduct Home Assessments
Aanand D. Naik, Mark E. Kunik, Kristin R. Cassidy, Jeethy Nair, John Coverdale
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2010, 23 (5) 614-621; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.090065
Assessing Safe and Independent Living in Vulnerable Older Adults: Perspectives of Professionals Who Conduct Home Assessments
Aanand D. Naik, Mark E. Kunik, Kristin R. Cassidy, Jeethy Nair, John Coverdale
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2010, 23 (5) 614-621; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.090065