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The global challenge of understanding and meeting the needs of the frail older population

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  1. Solidage: McGill/Université de Montréal Research Group on Integrated Services for Older Persons, Canada

    Howard Bergman M.D., François Béland & Anne Perrault

  2. The Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, McGill University, and Solidage, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3T 1E2

    Howard Bergman M.D. & Anne Perrault

  3. Département d’Administration de la Santé, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    François Béland

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Bergman, H., Béland, F. & Perrault, A. The global challenge of understanding and meeting the needs of the frail older population. Aging Clin Exp Res 14, 223–225 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324442

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