Elder law and Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 4 A, 1998, Pages 22S-25S

  Overman, William H ^a,b   McCormick, William A ^a  

^a Natl Academy of Elder Law Attorneys   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; LAW; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032571733     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00025-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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