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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 613-616

  Morley, John E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL 3350; MEMANTINE; OPIATE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SORBITOL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDITORIAL; FALLING; FECES IMPACTION; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OSTEOLYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE;

EID: 55049099044     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.09.002     Document Type: Editorial

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