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Inpatient stay for older adults: a double-edged sword for cognition?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2021

Allen T. C. Lee Open the ORCID record for Allen T. C. Lee [Opens in a new window]  and
Helen F. K. Chiu
Allen T. C. Lee*
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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Helen F. K. Chiu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Email: allenlee@cuhk.edu.hk.
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 11: Issue Theme: Caring for Older Adults with Disabilities , November 2022 , pp. 953 - 954
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