Prescribing for frail older people

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Sarah N Hilmer et al. Aust Prescr. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;40(5):174-178.

doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2017.055. Epub 2017 Oct 3.

No abstract available

Keywords: care of aged; deprescribing; frail elderly.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: none declared

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