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The Pharmacist’s Role in Rational Drug Therapy of the Aged

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  1. College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, 83209-8152, USA

    Barbara A. Adamcik (Associate Professor) & Richard S. Rhodes

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Adamcik, B.A., Rhodes, R.S. The Pharmacist’s Role in Rational Drug Therapy of the Aged. Drugs & Aging 3, 481–486 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199303060-00002

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