Undiagnosed cognitive impairment in older adults hospitalized in internal medicine wards: Data from the REPOSI registry.

Eur J Intern Med

Department of Health Policy, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

Published: November 2023

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