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. 2001 Nov 17;323(7322):1160.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7322.1160.

Should elderly patients be told they have cancer? Questionnaire survey of older people

A Ajaj  1 , M P Singh, A J Abdulla
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Should elderly patients be told they have cancer? Questionnaire survey of older people

A Ajaj et al. BMJ. .
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