Elderly Stunningly Likely to Have Surgery in Final Year
Elderly patients are stunningly likely to have surgery in the last year, month, or even week of their lives, according to a new study from Harvard researchers, who looked at 1.8 million Medicare recipients over the age of 65 who died in 2008. According to publicly available records, nearly…
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Elderly Stunningly Likely to Have Surgery in Final Year
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