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Surviving the Silver Tsunami

Training a Health Care Workforce to Care for North Carolina's Aging Population

Mitchell T. Heflin
North Carolina Medical Journal March 2016, 77 (2) 102-106; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.77.2.102
Mitchell T. Heflin
associate professor, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University Department of Medicine; senior fellow, Duke University Center for the Study of Aging; staff geriatrician, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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