Frailty and anaesthesia: What we need to know

Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 273-277

  Griffiths, Richard ^a   Mehta, Madhur ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84939771559     PISSN: 17431816     EISSN: 17431824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkt069     Document Type: Article

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