prevalence of geriatric'syndromes'in a tertiary hospital

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-84

  Nair, B ^a   O'Dea, I ^a   Lim, L ^b   Thakkinstian, A ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38049081296     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2000.tb00149.x     Document Type: Article

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