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Editorial
. 2021 Jun;12(3):431-434.
doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00493-5.

Mastering the complexity: drug therapy optimization in geriatric patients

A Cherubini  1 , M L Laroche  2   3   4 , M Petrovic  5
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Editorial

Mastering the complexity: drug therapy optimization in geriatric patients

A Cherubini et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Jun.
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