All given names of a person, such as the first name, middle names, maiden name if used as part of the married name, etc.; for example, in the name “John Q. Delancey Public”, the given names would be “John Q. Delancey” and the <surname> would be “Public”.
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<article-meta>
<title-group>
<article-title>Systematic review of day hospital
care for elderly people</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name><surname>Forster</surname>
<given-names>Anne Williams</given-names>
</name>
<role>research physiotherapist</role>
<aff id="StLukes">Department of Health Care
for the Elderly, St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford BD5
0NA</aff>
</contrib>
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</contrib-group>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>Copyright © 1999, British
Medical Journal</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>1999</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>British Medical Journal</copyright-holder>
</permissions>
<abstract>
<p>To examine the effectiveness of day hospital attendance
in prolonging independent living for elderly people.</p>
</abstract>
</article-meta>
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