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Comment
. 2018 Feb;33(2):190.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4254-0.

Capsule Commentary on Lunney et al., Three Year Functional Trajectories Among Old Age Survivors and Decedents: Dying Eliminates a Racial Disparity

Jeffrey L Jackson  1
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Capsule Commentary on Lunney et al., Three Year Functional Trajectories Among Old Age Survivors and Decedents: Dying Eliminates a Racial Disparity

Jeffrey L Jackson. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Feb.
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