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Research Letter| Volume 22, ISSUE 6, P1175-1176, June 2021

Providing Hearing Assistance to Low-Income Adults at Risk for Social Isolation: Preliminary Findings

Published:March 09, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.003
Providing Hearing Assistance to Low-Income Adults at Risk for Social Isolation: Preliminary Findings
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      Published online: March 09, 2021

      Footnotes

      The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

      This work was supported by Independence at Home (IAH), a community benefit of SCAN Health Plan, Long Beach, CA. The Sponsor provided feedback to study design and participated in final preparation of the paper.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.003

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      Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

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