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. 1988 Nov 12;297(6658):1261–1263. doi: 10.1136/bmj.297.6658.1261

Anticoagulant drugs in the elderly: the risks usually outweight the benefits.

P J Scott 1
PMCID: PMC1834741  PMID: 3145076

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