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Original Research

Early rehospitalizations of frail elderly patients – the role of medications: a clinical, prospective, observational trial

Niklas Ekerstad1 Department of Cardiology, NU (NÄL-Uddevalla) Hospital Group, Trollhättan;2 Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Health Care Analysis, Linköping University, LinköpingCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristoffer Bylin3 Department of Acute and Internal Medicine, NU (NÄL-Uddevalla) Hospital Group, Trollhättan
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Björn W Karlson3 Department of Acute and Internal Medicine, NU (NÄL-Uddevalla) Hospital Group, Trollhättan;4 Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pages 77-88 | Published online: 18 Aug 2017

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