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Clinical Features - Original Research

The impact of residential medication management reviews (RMMRs) on medication regimen complexity

Mahsa PouranayatihosseinabadUniversity of Tasmania School of Pharmacy, Hobart, AustraliaView further author information
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Tabish Syed ZaidiUniversity of Tasmania School of Pharmacy, Hobart, AustraliaView further author information
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Gregory PetersonUniversity of Tasmania School of Pharmacy, Hobart, AustraliaView further author information
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Prasad S. NishtalaUniversity of Otago New Zealand’s National School of Pharmacy, Dunedin, New ZealandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-8540View further author information
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Paul HannanMeditrax Pharmacy, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Ronald CastelinoUniversity of Sydney – School of Nursing, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 575-579 | Received 20 Feb 2018, Accepted 16 Jul 2018, Published online: 09 Aug 2018

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