Progressive Patient Care in the Geriatric Unit
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Progressive patient care in the geriatric unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.39.453.401