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Section II - Geriatric Syndromes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

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Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Christine Arenson ,
Rebecca Elon ,
Mary H. Palmer  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Rebecca Elon
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mary H. Palmer
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William Reichel
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Georgetown University Medical Center
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Clinical Aspects of Aging
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