The physician's role in directing long-term care: Understanding the rules is important for protecting your patients and your practice

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-227

  Swagerty Jr , Daniel L ^a   Rigler, Sally ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0342545913     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2000.02.901     Document Type: Article

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