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Renal disease in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

DW Levy  and
S Waldek
DW Levy*
Affiliation:
Bolton General Hospital, Bolton
S Waldek
Affiliation:
Hope Hospital, Salford, UK
*
DW Levy, Consultant Physician, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Bolton General Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 OJR, UK.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , May 1992 , pp. 105 - 121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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