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. 2008 Jun;56(6):1150-2.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01695.x.

Oxidative stress and multi-organ failure in hospitalized elderly people

James S Powers, L Jackson Roberts 2nd, Emily Tarvin, Nobuko Hongu, Leena Choi, Maciej Buchowski

Oxidative stress and multi-organ failure in hospitalized elderly people

James S Powers et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jun.
No abstract available

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Plasma isoprostanes. Coefficient of determination = 0.37, P = .003.
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