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Optimizing care for critically ill older adults

Olivia Geen, Bram Rochwerg and Xuyi Mimi Wang
CMAJ October 04, 2021 193 (39) E1525-E1533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210652
Olivia Geen
Divisions of Geriatric Medicine (Geen, Wang) and Critical Care Medicine (Rochwerg), Department of Medicine, and Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence (Rochwerg), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Bram Rochwerg
Divisions of Geriatric Medicine (Geen, Wang) and Critical Care Medicine (Rochwerg), Department of Medicine, and Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence (Rochwerg), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Xuyi Mimi Wang
Divisions of Geriatric Medicine (Geen, Wang) and Critical Care Medicine (Rochwerg), Department of Medicine, and Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence (Rochwerg), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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