Patterns of Drug Use and Factors Associated with Polypharmacy and Excessive Polypharmacy in Elderly Persons
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Drugs & Aging
- Vol. 26 (6), 493-503
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-200926060-00006
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