Prescribing Indicators for Evaluating Drug Use in Nursing Homes
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Prescribing indicators for evaluating drug use in nursing homes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Pharmacotherapy
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1060-0280,1542-6270
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1c073