Drug Use Patterns in a Very Elderly Population
β Scribed by Dr Maria Stella T. Giron, Cecilia Claesson, Mats Thorslund, Thimothy Oke, Bengt Winblad, Johan Fastbom
- Book ID
- 119929431
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1179-1918
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