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The aging surgical patient – a selective review of areas of recent clinical and research interest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

D Gwyn Seymour
D Gwyn Seymour*
Affiliation:
University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
*
D Gwyn Seymour, Senior Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine, University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff Royal Infirmary (West Wing), Newport Road, Cardiff CF2 1SZ, UK.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , August 1993 , pp. 231 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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