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Disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Catherine Yelland*
Affiliation:
Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia
*
Catherine Yelland, Geriatric Assessment Unit, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia.

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Clinical geriatrics
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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