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National Estimates of Exposure to Prescription Drugs with Addiction Potential in Community-Dwelling Elders

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Linda Simoni-Wastila BSPharm, PhD Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA; Pharmaceutical Research Computing, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Ilene H. Zuckerman PharmD Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA; Pharmaceutical Research Computing, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Puneet K. Singhal MS Pharmaceutical Research Computing, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Becky Briesacher PhD University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Van Doren Hsu PharmD Pharmaceutical Research Computing, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Pages 33-42 | Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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