Examining the evidence: a systematic review of the inclusion and analysis of older adults in randomized controlled trials.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on February 01, 2011

Authors

Donna M Zulman1, Jeremy B Sussman, Xisui Chen, Christine T Cigolle, Caroline S Blaum, Rodney A Hayward

Author Affiliations

1: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Michigan, 6312 Medical Science Building I, 1150 W Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5604, USA. dzulman@umich.edu

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