JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 153-154 , March 2009

Managing Laboratory Results in the Nursing Home Setting: Looking for Waldo or Seeking Wisdom

  • Larry W. Lawhorne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Larry W. Lawhorne, MD, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. Geriatrics, 627 Edwin C. Moses Boulevard, Suite 110, West Medical Plaza, Dayton, OH 45408.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.12.052

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 153-154 , March 2009

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