Over-the-counter medicines and the elderly

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 445-446

  Barnett, Nina L ^a   Denham, Michael J ^a   Francis, Sally Anne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0034277841     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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