Contraceptive agents elimination

Materials and Methods. Subjects ranging in age between 21-89 years were randomly selected from the Domiciliary Care Veterans Facility at the Central State Hospital. Determination of copper and ceruloplasmin was made on venous blood drawn from 180 males and 44 females. We have made no attempt to exclude from this study patients with chronic illnesses since it would be highly unlikely that such aged populations would be completely free of these conditions. However, patients with acute intercurrent illnesses and hepatic renal or symptomatic cardiovascular diseases were eliminated from this study. Individuals with acute illnesses as well as pregnant females or females on oral contraceptive agents also have been excluded. Some of the older patients did have evidence of atherosclerosis, mild diabetes mellitus, or compensated heart failure. 

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