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Evaluation and Management of the Elderly Patient at Risk for Postoperative Delirium

✍ Scribed by Bagri, Anita S.; Rico, Alex; Ruiz, Jorge G.

Book ID
122901690
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
217 KB
Volume
24
Category
Article
ISSN
0749-0690

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