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The Prevalence of Missing Incidents and Their Antecedents Among Older Adult MedicAlert Subscribers: Retrospective Descriptive Study

The Prevalence of Missing Incidents and Their Antecedents Among Older Adult MedicAlert Subscribers: Retrospective Descriptive Study

Authors of this article:

Antonio Miguel-Cruz1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hector Perez2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yoojin Choi3 Author Orcid Image ;   Emily Rutledge2 Author Orcid Image ;   Christine Daum2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lili Liu2 Author Orcid Image
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