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Conception of medical prescription in the elderly

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  1. EA 2646 « Processus de pensée», Université d’Angers, U.F.R. Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines, 11 Bd Lavoisier, 49045, Angers Cedex 01

    E. Monfort, P. Allain & D. Le Gall

  2. EAD 2027, Equipe de Recherche en Psychologie Clinique (ERPC), Université Paris 8, Vincennes - Saint-Denis, U.F.R. de Psychologie, 2 rue de la Liberté, 93526, Saint-Denis Cedex 02

    E. Monfort

  3. Centre Mémoire, Ressource et Recherche, CHU Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49033, Angers Cedex 01

    P. Allain, G. Berrut & D. Le Gall

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This research was supported by Médéric Alzheimer Foundation and France Alzheimer Association.

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Monfort, E., Allain, P., Berrut, G. et al. Conception of medical prescription in the elderly. J Nutr Health Aging 12, 281–283 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02982635

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