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2. Leontos, Wong, Gallivan, & Lising, 1998

3. Leontos et al., 1998

4. Independent Analysis of monitored/Non-Monitored Patients, January 1, 2002 - March 31, 2004, Strategic Healthcare ProgramsSanta Barbara, CA. Study conducted on behalf of HomMed.

5. Ibid. p1

6. "Intensive Home-Care Surveillance Reduces the Need for Hospitalization in Elderly Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure," JACC, Feb. 1994, 433A, 966-78

7. AdvaMed's "Medical Technology and Innovation" Volume 2, issue 7, March 5, 2001, and USA Today

8. JAGS, 2004, Vol 52(5), p. 790

9. http://fite.peds.ufl.edu, 2004

10. Journ of Gerontological Nursing, Jan 27[1]: 34-9