Effectiveness of preventive primary care outreach interventions aimed at older people: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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Published in Can Fam Physician on September 01, 2005

Authors

Jenny Ploeg1, John Feightner, Brian Hutchison, Christopher Patterson, Christopher Sigouin, Mary Gauld

Author Affiliations

1: School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. ploegj@mcmaster.ca

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