The New Old Age Blog: Avoiding Surgery in the Elderly

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 15:50 in Health & Medicine

It's gradually becoming clearer that for the very old and frail, hospitals are places to avoid whenever possible, and surgery can become a source of danger in itself.

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