The EU(7)-PIM list: a list of potentially inappropriate medications for older people consented by experts from seven European countries
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Potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly: the PRISCUS list.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0031-6970,1432-1041
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-015-1860-9