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Preventive treatments in elderly people needs rethinking
08-09-2007 · EurekAlert!Rather than prolonging life, preventive treatments in elderly people may simply change the cause of death -- the manner of our dying, say doctors in this week's BMJ.They call for a more sophisticated way of assessing the benefits and harms of preventive treatment in elderly people.
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