Medicine in the elderly

scientific article published on May 1, 1991

Medicine in the elderly is …
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P356DOI10.1136/PGMJ.67.787.423
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P932PMC publication ID2398838
P698PubMed publication ID1852662
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P2093author name stringA. Homer
C. F. Pratt
C. Weinstein
J. Liddle
P. Diggory
R. Tozer
S. Samadian
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectgeriatricsQ10384
P304page(s)423-445
P577publication date1991-05-01
P1433published inPostgraduate Medical JournalQ7234294
P1476titleMedicine in the elderly
P478volume67

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