Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 175-184 , April 2004

Surgery in older patients

  • M.Margaret Kemeny

      Affiliations

    • Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital, Jamaica, NY, USA
    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jamaica, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to M. Margaret Kemeny, MD, FACS, Queens Hospital Center, Mt. Sinai Svc, 82-88 16th St, Jamaica, NY 11432 USA

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2003.12.028

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 175-184 , April 2004

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