Clinical implications of delayed orthostatic hypotension
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Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Orthostatic Hypotension in Elderly Inpatients
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002030