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Leveraging Student Volunteers to Connect Patients with Social Risk to Resources On a Coordinated Care Platform: A Case Study with Two Endocrinology Clinics Cover

Leveraging Student Volunteers to Connect Patients with Social Risk to Resources On a Coordinated Care Platform: A Case Study with Two Endocrinology Clinics

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|Feb 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7633 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 7, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 30, 2024
Published on: Feb 14, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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