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Comment
. 2021 Feb 8;193(6):E222.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.78050.

The authors respond to: "Delayed discharge and frailty, delirium and functional decline"

Angela Jerath  1 , Duminda N Wijeysundera  2
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The authors respond to: "Delayed discharge and frailty, delirium and functional decline"

Angela Jerath et al. CMAJ. .
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