Surgical care and outcome for patients in their nineties

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 496-498

  Burns Cox, N ^a   Campbell, W B ^a   Van Nimmen, B A J ^a   Vercaeren, P M K ^a   Lucarotti, M ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030898423     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840417     Document Type: Article

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