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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr 1;186(6):445-9.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.130523. Epub 2013 Oct 21.

Revisiting medication use in a frail 93-year-old man experiencing possible adverse effects

Barbara Farrell, Anne Monahan, Wade Thompson
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Revisiting medication use in a frail 93-year-old man experiencing possible adverse effects

Barbara Farrell et al. CMAJ. .
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Interplay among the medications of a 93-year-old man referred to a geriatric day hospital and their possible effects on his diarrhea, dizziness and risk of falls.
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