Polypharmacy at admission prolongs length of hospitalization in gastrointestinal surgery patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatrics & Gerontology International
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1444-1586,1447-0594
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.14044