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. 2010 Apr 6;182(6):540-1.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.100335. Epub 2010 Mar 8.

Good prescribing: better systems and prescribers needed

Simon Maxwell¹

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PMID: 20212024
PMCID: PMC2845677
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100335

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Good prescribing: better systems and prescribers needed

Simon Maxwell. CMAJ. 2010.

. 2010 Apr 6;182(6):540-1.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.100335. Epub 2010 Mar 8.

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Simon Maxwell¹

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¹ Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Clinical REsearch Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. s.maxwell@ed.ac.uk

PMID: 20212024
PMCID: PMC2845677
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100335

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