Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 554-556 , November 2008

Does This Patient Have Dementia?

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.024

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 554-556 , November 2008

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