title: Threading the needle between compassionate care and fostering dependency: an accurate assessment of disability.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Madison, Medical College of Wisconsin, Waupaca, WI 54981, USA. pauldrinka@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Paul Joseph
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Drinka
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations