Managed-Medicare health club benefit and reduced health care costs among older adults.

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Published in Prev Chronic Dis on December 15, 2007

Authors

Huong Q Nguyen1, Ronald T Ackermann, Matthew Maciejewski, Ethan Berke, Marsha Patrick, Barbara Williams, James P LoGerfo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, HSB T602A, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98199, USA. HQN@u.washington.edu

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