Use of medications and polypharmacy are increasing among the elderly
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- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Vol. 55 (8), 809-817
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00411-0
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