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Comment
. 2021 Feb 8;193(6):E221.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.77712.

Delayed discharge and frailty, delirium and functional decline

George A Heckman  1 , Stella Arthur  2 , Andrew P Costa  3
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Delayed discharge and frailty, delirium and functional decline

George A Heckman et al. CMAJ. .
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