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The Limitations of Post-Acute Care Schemes as a Quick Fix for Hospital Acquired Deconditioning

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland

    P. Mulkerrin

  2. Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland

    S. T. O’Keeffe

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Mulkerrin, P., O’Keeffe, S.T. The Limitations of Post-Acute Care Schemes as a Quick Fix for Hospital Acquired Deconditioning. J Nutr Health Aging 26, 415–416 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-022-1764-1

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