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Persons Found in Their Homes Helpless or Dead

DOI Full Paper Access

237

Citations

6

References

1996

Year

R. Jan Gurley, Nancy Lum, Merle A. Sande, Bernard Lo, Mitchell H. Katz

New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

For elderly people who live alone, becoming incapacitated and unable to get help is a common event, which usually marks the end of their ability to live independently.

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