A primer on medication use in older adults for the non-clinician

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Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 12-18

  Peron, Emily P ^a   Ruby, Christine M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Shadyside Senior Care in Pittsburgh   (United States)

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