Inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a comparison of the Beers criteria and the improved prescribing in the elderly tool (IPET) in acutely ill elderly hospitalized patients
β Scribed by P. J. Barry; N. O'Keefe; K. A. O'Connor; D. O'Mahony
- Book ID
- 108848994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 500 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-4727
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