Elder abuse litigation and the duty to provide palliative care.
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Lawyers are targeting problems with under-treatment of pain for elderly and chronically ill patients. Learn some tactics for dealing with the legal issue.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physician executive
دوره 30 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004