Caring for the geriatric surgical patient.

Surg Clin North Am

Edward J. Hines Jr Veterans Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 60141, USA. Electronic address:

Published: February 2015

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