Is the best yet to be?

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9085, 1997, Pages 1166-1167

  Gordon, Michael ^a  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030662316     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)05069-1     Document Type: Article

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