Post–discharge geriatric evaluation and management for patients from residential care. (The Residential Care Intervention Program in the Elderly (RECIPE))
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1 Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Northern Health Melbourne, Australia. 2 Aged Care Austin Health, Melbourne. Australia. 3 Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Melbourne. Australia. 4 Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. 5 Northern Clinical Research Centre, Northern Health & Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. 6 Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Northern Health & Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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