Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Walking Clinic.

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is a staff physician/researcher, is the associate director for clinical programs, is clinical demonstration projects coordinator, is a health science specialist, is a statistician, is a research programs coordinator, is a staff clinical psychologist/researcher, and is director, all at the Little Rock Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Arkansas. Dr. Kalpana Padala is an assistant professor, Dr. Prasad Padala is an associate professor, and Dr. Sullivan is a professor, all in the D.W. Reynolds department of geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. Dr. Prasad Padala also is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at UAMS.

Published: August 2016

The overall quality of life of older veterans living in a rural area improved by participating in a patient-centric, home-based walking program.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366602PMC

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