Making the elderly fit for surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e12-e15

  Hulzebos, E H J ^a   Van Meeteren, N L U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FITNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84954487363     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10033     Document Type: Article

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