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Delirium, frailty and IL-6 in the elderly surgical patient

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  1. Imperial College London, London, UK

    Nigel Bagnall & Omar D. Faiz

  2. St Mark’s Academic Institute, London, UK

    Omar D. Faiz

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Bagnall, N., Faiz, O.D. Delirium, frailty and IL-6 in the elderly surgical patient. Langenbecks Arch Surg 399, 799–800 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-014-1190-x

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