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Response to “Modifications to the Drug Burden Index Calculation May Limit Interpretation of Its Association With Clinical Outcomes In Older Adults”(doi:10.1007/s12028-014-0006-8)

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Floroff, C.K., Slattum, P.W., Harpe, S.E. et al. Response to “Modifications to the Drug Burden Index Calculation May Limit Interpretation of Its Association With Clinical Outcomes In Older Adults”(doi:10.1007/s12028-014-0006-8). Neurocrit Care 21, 367–368 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-014-0015-7

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