The segment of the U.S. population older than 65 has increased by 90 percent during the past 30 years, according to background information in the article. "As the population ages, surgery is being performed on geriatric patients more frequently on an elective basis than in decades past, for both malignant and benign diseases," the authors write. "Thyroid disorders,...

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