Cutaneous surgery in the elderly: Ensuring comfort and safety

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-253

  Rhodes, Lisa M ^a   Norman, Robert H ^b   Wrone, David A ^a   Alam, Murad ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Postoperative; Preoperative

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COMORBIDITY; DRUG SAFETY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SKIN SURGERY; SURGEON;

AGED; AGING; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SKIN DISEASES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0142057297     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2003.01634.x     Document Type: Review

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