Teaching geriatrics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Aquifer Geriatrics to the rescue.
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SUBMITTER: Ramaswamy R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8250526 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
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Teaching geriatrics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Aquifer Geriatrics to the rescue.
Ramaswamy Ravishankar R Shah Amit A AA Denson Kathryn M KM Sehgal Mandi M Syed Quratulain Q Powers Becky B BB Schwartz Andrea Wershof AW Leipzig Rosanne M RM Gleason Lauren J LJ
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20210412 7
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