Geriatric patients, firearms, and physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 421-422

  Kapp, Marshall B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOKING; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FIREARM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NOTE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FIREARMS; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84884186739     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-5-201309030-00682     Document Type: Note

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