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6 - Postoperative Cognitive Issues

from Section 2 - General Health and Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2018

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Christopher G. Hughes  and
Charles H. Brown
Edited by
Sheila Ryan Barnett  and
Sara E. Neves
Sheila Ryan Barnett
Affiliation:
Harvard University Medical School, Massachusetts
Sara E. Neves
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Perioperative Care of the Elderly Patient , pp. 59 - 74
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