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Chapter 4 - Postoperative Cognitive Improvement

from Section 1 - Cognitive Function in Perioperative Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2019

By
Franchesca Arias ,
Kimberly T. Sibille  and
Catherine C. Price
Edited by
Roderic G. Eckenhoff  and
Niccolò Terrando
Roderic G. Eckenhoff
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Niccolò Terrando
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
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The Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders , pp. 34 - 47
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