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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Perioperative Medicine

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Increasing numbers of older people are undergoing both emergency and elective surgery.

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Dhesi, J., Partridge, J. (2018). Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Perioperative Medicine. In: Pilotto, A., Martin, F. (eds) Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62503-4_13

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