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Editorial
. 2018 Mar;25(2):63-64.
doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2017-001482. Epub 2018 Jan 27.

Deprescribing one year on: challenging the first iatrogenic epidemic

Nina Barnett  1 , Doron Garfinkel  2   3
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Editorial

Deprescribing one year on: challenging the first iatrogenic epidemic

Nina Barnett et al. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2018 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Deprescribing; General practitioners; Inappropriate prescribing; Pharmacists; Polypharmacy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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