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Psychotropic drug intake in residents newly admitted to nursing homes

✍ Scribed by J. Wancata; N. Benda; U. Meise; C. Müller

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 183 KB
Volume: 134
Category: Article
ISSN: 0033-3158
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050432

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