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  1. Department of Medicine, Otago Medical School, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Wendy J. Busby &  A. John Campbell (Professor of Geriatric Medicine)

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Busby, W.J., Campbell, A.J. Prescribing Cardiovascular Drugs for Elderly Patients. Drugs & Aging 4, 93–100 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199404020-00002

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