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. 2013 Sep;146(5):243-4.
doi: 10.1177/1715163513499530.

Reducing polypharmacy in the elderly: Cases to help you "rock the boat"

Barbara Farrell  1 , Salima Shamji, Anne Monahan, Véronique French Merkley
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Reducing polypharmacy in the elderly: Cases to help you "rock the boat"

Barbara Farrell et al. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2013 Sep.
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