Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 9 , Pages 1552-1554 , September 2004

Use of geriatrics at your fingertips, a pocket guide, to educate physiatrists in geriatric care1

Presented as a poster at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s annual meeting, November 22, 2002, Orlando, FL.

  • Hilary Siebens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Hilary Siebens, MD, Program in Geriatrics, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Pavilion Ill, ZC 4090, Orange, CA 92868 USA
    • ,
  • Joseph Tucker

      Affiliations

    • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Katie Leander, BA

      Affiliations

    • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chicago, IL, USA

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  6. Reuben DB, Herr K, Pacala JT, Potter JF, Semla TP, Small GW. Geriatrics at your fingertips (2001 edition). Belle Mead: Excerpta Medica; 2001;
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☆ Supported by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and through the AGS/John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City Project: Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in Surgical and Related Medical Specialties.

PII: S0003-9993(03)01183-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.09.015

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 9 , Pages 1552-1554 , September 2004

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