Prevalence of Drug Related Admissions to a Hospital Geriatric Service
✍ Scribed by Atkin, P.A. ;Finnegàn, T.P. ;Ogle, S.J. ;Talmont, D.M. ;Shenfield, G.M.
- Book ID
- 114825711
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 1994
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0726-4240
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