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. 2021 Dec;69(12):3407-3409.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.17454. Epub 2021 Sep 18.

The growing geriatric prison population: A dire public health consequence of mass incarceration

Brie Williams  1 , Michele DiTomas  2 , Alison Pachynski  2
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The growing geriatric prison population: A dire public health consequence of mass incarceration

Brie Williams et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Dec.

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