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. 2023 Sep;71(9):2989-2994.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.18373. Epub 2023 Apr 20.

Incidence of infection as the underlying cause for hypothermia in older patients at the emergency department

Marvin J Roos  1 , Birgitta M G Snijders  2 , Carolina J P W Keijsers  1
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Incidence of infection as the underlying cause for hypothermia in older patients at the emergency department

Marvin J Roos et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep.
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