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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Multidisciplinary intervention to identify and resolve drug-related problems in Norwegian nursing homes

Kjell H. Halvorsen Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Centre for Pharmacy, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sabine Ruths Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Health, Bergen, Norway
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Anne Gerd Granas Centre for Pharmacy, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Kirsten K. Viktil Diakonhjemmet Hospital Pharmacy, and Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Pages 82-88 | Received 18 Jun 2009, Accepted 22 Feb 2010, Published online: 29 Apr 2010

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