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. 2008 Apr;101(4):168-74.
doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2008.080017.

'Acopia' and 'social admission' are not diagnoses: why older people deserve better

David Oliver  1
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'Acopia' and 'social admission' are not diagnoses: why older people deserve better

David Oliver. J R Soc Med. 2008 Apr.
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