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Review
. 2008 Mar 15;336(7644):606-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39503.424653.80.

Prescribing for older people

James C Milton  1 , Ian Hill-Smith, Stephen H D Jackson
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Review

Prescribing for older people

James C Milton et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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