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Editorial
. 2020 Mar;68(3):465-466.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.16349. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

After Three Decades of Study, Hospital-Associated Disability Remains a Common Problem

Cynthia J Brown  1   2
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After Three Decades of Study, Hospital-Associated Disability Remains a Common Problem

Cynthia J Brown. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Mar.
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