JAMDA
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 192-195 , May 2002

Ethics Corner: Cases from the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged

  • Eran D. Metzger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Eran Metzger, MD, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, 1200 Centre St., Boston, MA 02131.
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  • Muriel Gillick, MD

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doi: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70464-8

JAMDA
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 192-195 , May 2002

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