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. 1971 Aug;174(2):217–231. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197108000-00008

Physical class and physiologic status in the prediction of operative mortality in the aged sick.

I Lewin, A G Lerner, S H Green, L R Del Guercio, J H Siegel
PMCID: PMC1397451  PMID: 5560845

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