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Case Reports
. 2013 Nov;146(6):335-41.
doi: 10.1177/1715163513504529.

Reducing fall risk while managing pain and insomnia: Addressing polypharmacy in an 81-year-old woman

Barbara Farrell  1 , Salima Shamji, Nafisa Ingar
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Case Reports

Reducing fall risk while managing pain and insomnia: Addressing polypharmacy in an 81-year-old woman

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