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Can volunteer medical visit companions support older adults in the United States?
BACKGROUND: Older adults are encouraged to use Medical Visit Companions (MVCs) for routine medical encounters; however, many vulnerable older adults attend alone or fail to attend. In the absence of available family or friends, community volunteers could potentially fill this gap. We aimed to unders...
Autores principales: | Sheehan, Orla C., Blinka, Marcela D., Roth, David L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8052762/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33863278 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02162-5 |
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