72An Augmented Prescribed Exercise Programme (APEP) for Frail Medical Inpatients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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Exercise and manual auricular acupuncture: a pilot assessor-blind randomised controlled trial. (The acupuncture and personalised exercise programme (APEP) Trial)
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afy140.55