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Problems in chemical pathology interpretations in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Hyman Rochman
Hyman Rochman*
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The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hyman Rochman, Department of Pathology, Division of the Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Room BH S-329, Box 414, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1995 , pp. 165 - 178
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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