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  1. Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA

    Mary Kane Goldstein (Director)

  2. Graduate Medical Education, Geriatric Research, Education and Oinical Center 182B, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94304, USA

    Mary Kane Goldstein (Director)

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Goldstein, M.K. Ethical Considerations in Pharmacotherapy of the Aged. Drugs & Aging 1, 91–97 (1991). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199101020-00001

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