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NEJM Interview: Dr. Alexander Smith on ways of improving the safety and health of self-neglecting elderly patients.

Published: Dec. 25, 2013, 4:01 p.m.

b'Dr. Alexander Smith is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.K. Smith, B. Lo, and L. Aronson. Elder Self-Neglect - How Can a Physician Help? N Engl J Med 2013;369:2476-9.'