Financial burden of chronic neurological disorders to patients and their families: What Providers Need to Know

Neurology Report

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 140-144

  Whetten Goldstein, Kathryn ^a,b   Toni, T ^b   Cutson, Toni ^c,d   Zhu, Carolyn ^a   Schenkman, Margaret ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33645779419     PISSN: 1085049X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01253086-200024040-00005     Document Type: Article

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