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The risk of falls and fractures associated with persistent use of psychotropic medications in elderly people

✍ Scribed by Agnes I. Vitry; Annabel P. Hoile; Andrew L. Gilbert; Adrian Esterman; Mary A. Luszcz

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 115 KB
Volume: 50
Category: Article
ISSN: 0167-4943
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.04.004

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