PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 12 , Pages 1091-1097 , December 2009

Rehabilitation Team Disagreement: Guidelines for Resolution

  • Teresa A. Savage, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program, 345 E Superior St, Mezzanine South, Chicago, IL 60611†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: T.A.S.
    • ,
  • John Parson, RRT

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL‡
    • ,
  • Felise Zollman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL§
    • ,
  • Kristi L. Kirschner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Received 19 December 2008 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.09.017

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