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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Ave, #220, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA

    Peter E. Fischer MD, MS

  2. Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L611, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Thomas G. DeLoughery MD, MACP, FAWM

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Fischer, P.E., DeLoughery, T.G., Gesin, G., Schreiber, M.A. (2017). Hematological Changes with Aging. In: Luchette, F., Yelon, J. (eds) Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_8

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