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Analysis of drug–drug interactions (DDIs) in nursing homes in Central Taiwan

✍ Scribed by Hui-Ling Liao; Jin-Tang Chen; Tso-Chiang Ma; Yuan-Shiun Chang

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
109 KB
Volume
47
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-4943

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