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Comment
. 2019 Apr 8;191(14):E402.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.71600.

Discharge outcomes and frailty

Cathy J Carter-Snell  1
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Discharge outcomes and frailty

Cathy J Carter-Snell. CMAJ. .
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