Project ECHO-Geriatrics: Training Future Primary Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Older Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Graduate Medical Education
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1949-8349,1949-8357
DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-17-01022.1