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Review
. 2014 Dec 9;186(18):1369-76.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131873. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Deprescribing for older patients

Christopher Frank  1 , Erica Weir  2
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Review

Deprescribing for older patients

Christopher Frank et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Practical approach to deprescribing.
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