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Published on: November 9, 2016

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Orla C Sheehan1, Hadi Kharrazi, Kimberly J Carl

  • 1Orla C. Sheehan, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Hadi Kharrazi, MHI, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Kimberly J. Carl, RN, is Director, Home Health Services, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Baltimore, Maryland. Bruce Leff, MD, is a Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD, is a Professor, Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. David L. Roth, PhD, is a Professor, Center on Aging and Health, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jennifer Gabbard, MD, is an Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH, is a Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

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