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. 2024 Jan 12;121(1):25-26.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0181.

Prescriptions for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM)

Anne Wohlgemuth, Bernhard Michalowsky, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Moritz Platen, Stefan Engeli, Diana Wucherer, Till Ittermann

Prescriptions for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM)

Anne Wohlgemuth et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. .
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PIM prevalence and average number of prescribed medications at the time of the baseline study (2008 to 2012) and at the time of the follow-up (2014 to 2019)
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