JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 377-382 , July 2006

Examining the Physician’s Role With Assisted Living Residents

  • John G. Schumacher, PhD

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

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 The author has no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.

PII: S1525-8610(06)00185-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.04.005

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 377-382 , July 2006

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