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Prediction of postoperative delirium after abdominal surgery in the elderly

✍ Scribed by Yasuhiro Morimoto; Manabu Yoshimura; Koji Utada; Keiko Setoyama; Mishiya Matsumoto; Takefumi Sakabe

Publisher
Springer
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
182 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0913-8668

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