Insights from Dr. Rachael Bedard, a jail-based geriatrician.
Source: New York Times
On Rikers Island, A Doctor for Older Detainees
Published in Doctors, Elder Care, Elderly, New York City, Prisons and Prisoners and Rikers Island Prison Complex
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