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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;7(Suppl 6):S192.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.07.32.

A call for a more rigorous screening of postoperative delirium

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Editorial

A call for a more rigorous screening of postoperative delirium

Susanne Koch et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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