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The prescribing of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

R Goorah  and
H Wynne
R Goorah
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
H Wynne*
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
*
H Wynne, King Edward Ward Offices, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NEl 4LP, UK.
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1995 , pp. 357 - 363
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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