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Risk Factors and Prediction of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Hip-Surgery Patients: Implementation and Validation of a Medical Risk Factor Model

✍ Scribed by Kees J. Kalisvaart; Ralph Vreeswijk; Jos F. M. De Jonghe; Tjeerd Van Der Ploeg; Willem A. Van Gool; Piet Eikelenboom

Book ID
109129173
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
81 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
0002-8614

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