JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Page 145 , February 2009

Threading the Needle Between Compassionate Care and Fostering Dependency: An Accurate Assessment of Disability

  • Paul Joseph Drinka, MD, CMD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul Joseph Drinka, MD, CMD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee N3379 Bailey Street, Waupaca, WI 54981

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PII: S1525-8610(08)00388-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.10.006

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Page 145 , February 2009

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