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

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  1. 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

    Richard W. Besdine MD

  2. Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Terrie Fox Wetle

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Besdine, R.W., Wetle, T.F. Opportunities to improve healthcare outcomes for elderly people and reduce re-hospitalization. Aging Clin Exp Res 23, 427–430 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03325238

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