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The cumulated ambulation score is superior to the new mobility score and the de Morton Mobility Index in predicting discharge destination of patients admitted to an acute geriatric ward; a 1-year cohort study of 491 patients

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Pages 1481-1488 | Received 21 Mar 2020, Accepted 24 Jul 2020, Published online: 06 Aug 2020

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