Geriatrics education and health professions today: responding to critical need

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  • Flavia Caretta Dipartimento di Geriatria, Neuroscienze e Ortopedia, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia “A. Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

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https://doi.org/10.15448/2357-9641.2015.1.22175

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2015-12-15

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Caretta, F. (2015). Geriatrics education and health professions today: responding to critical need. PAJAR - Pan American Journal of Aging Research, 3(1), 2–7. https://doi.org/10.15448/2357-9641.2015.1.22175

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