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Disorders of the liver, gall bladder and pancreas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

D O'Shea
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
HA Wynne*
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
*
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NEI 4LP, UK.

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Clinical geriatrics
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