Delirium after emergency hip surgery – common and serious, but rarely consented for
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Frequency of Delirium after Hip Fractures Surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Orthopedics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2218-5836
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v10.i6.228