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. 2008 Jan;89(1):4-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.007.

Moral and ethical decisions: to be or not to be. The 39th Walter J. Zeiter Lecture

Thomas E Strax  1
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Moral and ethical decisions: to be or not to be. The 39th Walter J. Zeiter Lecture

Thomas E Strax. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Throughout history, some societies have short-changed the weak, the elderly, and children with disabilities. In this lecture, I will explore some of the sad statistics related to dealing with people with disabilities, as well as attitudes toward, and treatments of, children and young adults with disabilities during the past 70 years. I will follow this with some suggestions for change in our society's attitudes toward this vulnerable population.

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  • Strax's Zeiter lecture.
    Pecha MD. Pecha MD. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Apr;89(4):792. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.003. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008. PMID: 18374017 No abstract available.

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