Managing medications for improved care transitions

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Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Flora, Deanna S ^a   Parsons, Pamela L ^a   Slattum, Patricia W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858241275     PISSN: 07387806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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