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Editorial
. 2017 Nov;9(11):4141-4142.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.114.

Admitting an elderly patient with solid tumor in the intensive care unit: what do we have to look for?

Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas  1   2 , Ellen Pierre de Oliveira  1 , João Valente Barbas Filho  1
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Editorial

Admitting an elderly patient with solid tumor in the intensive care unit: what do we have to look for?

Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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