Psychotropic medication use in a sample of frail, elderly inpatients in sydney, Australia

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-70

  Mclnnes, Elizabeth ^a   Mira, Michael ^a   Atkin, Nicola ^a   Kennedy, Peter ^b   Cullen, John ^a  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 0010432627     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00035.x     Document Type: Article

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