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Editorial
. 2010 May;36(5):732-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1803-y. Epub 2010 Mar 13.

The worst is yet to come. Many elderly patients with chronic terminal illnesses will eventually die in the emergency department

Erwin J O Kompanje
Editorial

The worst is yet to come. Many elderly patients with chronic terminal illnesses will eventually die in the emergency department

Erwin J O Kompanje. Intensive Care Med. 2010 May.
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