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Unexpected hospitalisation side effects in an elderly man

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Leone, M.C., Chiussi, G., Pigna, F. et al. Unexpected hospitalisation side effects in an elderly man. Intern Emerg Med 6, 187–188 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-010-0398-1

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