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ESR in the elderly – has it outlived its usefulness?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Denise Stevens
Denise Stevens
Affiliation:
Register in Geriatric Medicine, Trafford General Hospital, Moorside Road, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester M31 3SL, UK.
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Editorial
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , August 1992 , pp. 185 - 186
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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