Do Stress Markers and Anesthetic Technique Predict Delirium in the Elderly?
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Delirium in the elderly.
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عنوان ژورنال: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1420-8008,1421-9824
DOI: 10.1159/000363762