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Page 101
... institutions such as hopitals and nursing homes are dependent upon others to administer and apply medical technology ... institution- alization . Admission to nursing homes , for example , is not only because of the severity of ...
... institutions such as hopitals and nursing homes are dependent upon others to administer and apply medical technology ... institution- alization . Admission to nursing homes , for example , is not only because of the severity of ...
Page 125
... institutions have today . With the dramatic advances in medical care and research in the early twentieth century , we began to see a radical change in these institutions . After World War I , facilities created exclusively for care of ...
... institutions have today . With the dramatic advances in medical care and research in the early twentieth century , we began to see a radical change in these institutions . After World War I , facilities created exclusively for care of ...
Page 127
... institutions or assisted living environments . We frequently make the assumption that all older persons are or will ... institution . All older persons prefer to live in an independent environment 127.
... institutions or assisted living environments . We frequently make the assumption that all older persons are or will ... institution . All older persons prefer to live in an independent environment 127.
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Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
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