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. 2000 Apr 4;162(7):1005–1006.

Coronary artery bypass surgery for elderly patients: Is our practice based on evidence or faith?

P MacDonald 1, D Johnstone 1, K Rockwood 1
PMCID: PMC1232305  PMID: 10763400

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