Abdominal Emergency Surgery for Elderly Patients
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Increased mortality in the elderly after emergency abdominal surgery.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Gekakei Rengo Gakkaishi (Journal of Japanese College of Surgeons)
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0385-7883,1882-9112
DOI: 10.4030/jjcs1979.24.5_761