MHC3 Factors Predicting Potentially Inappropriate Psychotropic Prescribing for the Elderly
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Prescribing potentially inappropriate psychotropic medications to the ambulatory elderly.
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4733.1998.1100473.x