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Practice Guideline
. 2012 Oct;60(10):1957-68.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04187.x. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

Patient-centered care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a stepwise approach from the American Geriatrics Society: American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity

American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity
Practice Guideline

Patient-centered care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a stepwise approach from the American Geriatrics Society: American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity

American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Oct.
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Conflict of Interest: The AGS and its Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee convened and funded this work.

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Approach to the evaluation and management of the older adult with multimorbidity.
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