Differences in Hospital Costs among Octogenarians and Nonagenarians Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatrics
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2308-3417
DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics6010026