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Comment
. 2014 Apr 1;186(6):407-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131568. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

Deprescribing: a new word to guide medication review

Christopher Frank
Comment

Deprescribing: a new word to guide medication review

Christopher Frank. CMAJ. .
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