Identifying cognitive dysfunction using the nurses’ rapidly clinical judgment in elderly inpatients
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Cognitive Assessment of Elderly Inpatients: A Clinical Audit
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2210-8335
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2011.11.009