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Research Article

Elderly patients with inappropriate medication correlations with adverse drug events or unexpected illnesses in long-term care institutions

Jiun-Jie LinDepartment of Pharmacy, Fong-Yuan Hospital, Taichung TaiwanR.O.CCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tzu-Yen YehDepartment of Pharmacy, Fong-Yuan Hospital, Taichung TaiwanR.O.C
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Hui-Ling LauDepartment of Pharmacy, Fong-Yuan Hospital, Taichung TaiwanR.O.C
Pages 173-176 | Received 02 Feb 2013, Accepted 02 Aug 2013, Published online: 02 Sep 2013

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