Potentially Avoidable Hospitalization among Long-Term Care Insurance Beneficiaries with Dementia
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Long term care insurance.
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Family Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2092-6715
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.18.0184