Functional Efficiency of Elderly Patients Hospitalized in Neurological Departments
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2084-8021,2299-0321
DOI: 10.15225/pnn.2017.6.3.1