JAMDA
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 34-45 , January 2005

Physician care in assisted living: A qualitative study

  • John Gerard Schumacher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John G. Schumacher, PhD, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
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  • J. Kevin Eckert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
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  • Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Paula Carder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NCB Development Corporation, Washington, DC
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  • Arnette Wright, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Administration, Washington, DC

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PII: S1525-8610(04)00006-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2004.12.005

JAMDA
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 34-45 , January 2005

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