Opportunities to improve healthcare outcomes for elderly people and reduce re-hospitalization.

Aging Clin Exp Res

Division of Geriatrics (Medicine), Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 121 South Main Street, Box G-121-6, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.

Published: August 2012

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