Medication Errors Made by Elderly, Chronically Ill Patients
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Medication errors—an enduring problem for children and elderly patients
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0002-9572
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.52.12.2018