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Disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

AF Safe
AF Safe*
Affiliation:
Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley, UK
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AF Safe, Barnsley District General Hospital, Gawber Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S75 2EP, UK.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , November 1995 , pp. 399 - 412
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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