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Addressing Healthcare Utilization and Costs for Older Adults with Limited Mobility Through a Multidisciplinary Home-Based Primary Care Program

Tasha Woodall, Amy Russell, Casey Tak and William McLean
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine August 2023, 36 (4) 550-556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220222R3
Tasha Woodall
From the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (TW); Mission Health Partners, Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (AR); Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (CT); Department of Family Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (WM).
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Amy Russell
From the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (TW); Mission Health Partners, Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (AR); Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (CT); Department of Family Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (WM).
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Casey Tak
From the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (TW); Mission Health Partners, Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (AR); Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (CT); Department of Family Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (WM).
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William McLean
From the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Pharmacotherapy, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (TW); Mission Health Partners, Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (AR); Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (CT); Department of Family Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Biltmore Forest, NC (WM).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Aug 2023, 36 (4) 550-556; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220222R3
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