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Edited by D.L. Crosby, G.A.D. Rees, and D.G. Seymour. 457 pp., illustrated. New York, John Wiley, 1992. $149.95. ISBN 0-471-92847-X.

There is an ever-growing number of elderly patients in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is estimated that by the year 2025, 16 percent of the U.S. population will be over the age of 65. As the population ages, the elderly represent a larger proportion of our adult population. Thus, The Ageing Surgical Patient, edited by Crosby, Rees, and Seymour, is particularly timely and important. This book thoroughly addresses the potential weaknesses that can occur in the evaluation of the elderly patient.

This concise book is written with British flair and has excellent, current references. In the first . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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