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Editorial
. 2021 Jun;69(6):1466-1468.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.17186. Epub 2021 May 5.

Community health workers and care of older adults: How to learn what we need to know

Katherine Thompson  1 , Soo Borson  2
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Community health workers and care of older adults: How to learn what we need to know

Katherine Thompson et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jun.
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