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Editorial
. 2018 Jan;66(1):15-17.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.15161. Epub 2017 Nov 22.

Square Pegs; Round Holes: Our Healthcare System Is Failing Seriously Ill Older Americans in Their Last Years

V J Periyakoil  1
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Square Pegs; Round Holes: Our Healthcare System Is Failing Seriously Ill Older Americans in Their Last Years

V J Periyakoil. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Jan.
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Causes of death in the geriatric population in the US
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