JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152 , March 2009

Phronesis and the Medical Director

  • John E. Morley, MB, BCh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to John E. Morley, MB, BCh, Saint Louis University Medical Center, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, Room M238, St. Louis, MO 63104

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PII: S1525-8610(08)00411-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.10.009

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152 , March 2009

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