Policy statement on voting by persons with dementia residing in long-term care facilities.
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Policy statement on voting by persons with dementia residing in longterm care facilities Jason Karlawish*, Paul S. Appelbaum, Richard Bonnie, Pamela Karlan, Stephen McConnell University of Pennsylvania, Department of Medicine, Institute on Aging and Center for Bioethics, Philadelphia, PA Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Psychiatry, Law and Ethics Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY University of Virginia, Schools of Law and Medicine, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, Charlottesville, VA Stanford University School of Law, Stanford, CA Alzheimer’s & Dementia 2 (2006) 243–245
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
دوره 2 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006