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Review
[Drug use in the elderly. Undesirable drug effects in the elderly: epidemiology and prevention].
- J Doucet, C Capet, A Jégo, C Trivalle, D Noël, P Chassagne, and E Bercoff.
- Service de Médecine Gériatrique, CHU de Rouen.
- Presse Med. 1999 Oct 23; 28 (32): 1789-93.
AbstractA COMMON PROBLEM: Adverse drug effects are common and severe in patients over 70. Most concern widely prescribed drugs or drugs with small safety margins.
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