Polypharmacy

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 10-17

  Stern, Michael ^a,b  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34547430644     PISSN: 00136654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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