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Received 13 June 1997; accepted 31 October 97

JAMAL ROOMI,(1) ABEBAW M. YOHANNES, MARTIN J. CONNOLLY

University of Manchester, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Barnes Hospital, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 2NY, UK (1) Department of Medicine, Bolton Royal Infirmary, Bolton BLI 4QS, UK

Address correspondence to: M. J. Connolly