Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 68-73 , March 2006

Voting rights for older Americans with dementia: Implications for health care providers

  • Ann Wislowski, BA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ms. Ann Wislowski, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, c/o Dr. Norma Cuellar, 420 Guardian Dr. NEB 356, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096 USA
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  • Norma Cuellar, DSN, RN, CCRN

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PII: S0029-6554(05)00224-1

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.09.007

Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 68-73 , March 2006

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