The long toenail sign in older adults

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¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland; New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: kirsjames@rcsi.ie.
² New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Medicine/Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Kirstyn James et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 May.

. 2021 May:87:94-95.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.03.006. Epub 2021 Mar 21.

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland; New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: kirsjames@rcsi.ie.
² New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Medicine/Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

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