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Journal of Aging Research
Volume 2012, Article ID 627371, 13 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627371
Research Article

Action-Oriented Study Circles Facilitate Efforts in Nursing Homes to “Go from Feeding to Serving”: Conceptual Perspectives on Knowledge Translation and Workplace Learning

Albert Westergren

The PRO-CARE Group, School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, 291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden

Received 16 April 2012; Accepted 22 July 2012

Academic Editor: Julie Locher

Copyright © 2012 Albert Westergren. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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