Potentially inappropriate medication usage, fall and comorbidities in geriatric patients diagnosed with chronic subdural hematoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Ege Tıp Dergisi
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1016-9113
DOI: 10.19161/etd.915697