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. 2023 Jun-Jul;223(6):383-386.
doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2023.04.007. Epub 2023 Apr 29.

Functional dependence in daily living activities and frailty in patients older than 65 years admitted for COVID-19 with the Omicron variant

L Rodríguez-Santonja  1 , I Dapena-Romero  1 , J-M Ramos-Rincón  2
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Functional dependence in daily living activities and frailty in patients older than 65 years admitted for COVID-19 with the Omicron variant

L Rodríguez-Santonja et al. Rev Clin Esp (Barc). 2023 Jun-Jul.
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