Physicians and their elderly patients' legal rights, part I: Medicare, medicaid, elder abuse

D. Meier; R. Wolf; J. J. Regan; E. Cohen; R. N. Butler

Physicians and their elderly patients' legal rights, part I: Medicare, medicaid, elder abuse

D. Meier
, R. Wolf
, J. J. Regan
, E. Cohen
, R. N. Butler

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Abstract

Physicians unavoidably get involved with elderly patients' legal right in many situations and, without realizing it, can fall short or make serious errors. In this first installment of a two-part discussion, geriatrics editor-in-chief Robert N. Butler, MD, and a panel experienced in addressing older patients' medicolegal difficulties review some of the more common questions that arise.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-66
Number of pages	10
Journal	Geriatrics
Volume	44
Issue number	9
State	Published - 1989

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Physicians and their elderly patients' legal rights, part I: Medicare, medicaid, elder abuse

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