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Original Research

Experience with dedicated geriatric surgical consult services: Meeting the need for surgery in the frail elderly

Rosemarie E Hardin1 Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
,
Thierry Le Jemtel2 Department of Medicine, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
&
Michael E Zenilman1 Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 73-80 | Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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