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Chapter 13 - Special Populations

A. Old, not Neutered: A Sex and Gender-Based Approach to the Acute Care of Elders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2016

Alyson J. McGregor
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Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
Esther K. Choo
Affiliation:
Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
Bruce M. Becker
Affiliation:
Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
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