Frail patients and surgery

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Frail patients and surgery. / Henriksen, Nadia A.; Helgstrand, Frederik; Gögenur, Ismail.

I: Ugeskrift for Laeger, Bind 178, Nr. 47, 21.11.2016.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

Harvard

Henriksen, NA, Helgstrand, F & Gögenur, I 2016, 'Frail patients and surgery', Ugeskrift for Laeger, bind 178, nr. 47.

APA

Henriksen, N. A., Helgstrand, F., & Gögenur, I. (2016). Frail patients and surgery. Ugeskrift for Laeger, 178(47).

Vancouver

Henriksen NA, Helgstrand F, Gögenur I. Frail patients and surgery. Ugeskrift for Laeger. 2016 nov. 21;178(47).

Author

Henriksen, Nadia A. ; Helgstrand, Frederik ; Gögenur, Ismail. / Frail patients and surgery. I: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 2016 ; Bind 178, Nr. 47.

Bibtex

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