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Labelling Deficiencies and Communication Problems Leading to Medication Misuse in the Elderly

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  1. Department of Pharmacy (119) and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacy, University Drive C, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, USA

    Beverly A. Kroner & Catherine L. Kelley

  2. TDI Managed Care Services Inc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Eileen M. Baranowski

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Kroner, B.A., Kelley, C.L. & Baranowski, E.M. Labelling Deficiencies and Communication Problems Leading to Medication Misuse in the Elderly. Drugs & Aging 5, 403–410 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199405060-00002

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