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Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Intervention for Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older Patients in Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (OPTI-SCRIPT Study)

Barbara Clyne, Susan M. Smith, Carmel M. Hughes, Fiona Boland, Marie C. Bradley, Janine A. Cooper and Tom Fahey; on behalf of the OPTI-SCRIPT study team
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2015, 13 (6) 545-553; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1838
Barbara Clyne
1HRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Susan M. Smith
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Carmel M. Hughes
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Fiona Boland
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Marie C. Bradley
3National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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Janine A. Cooper
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Tom Fahey
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Barbara Clyne, Susan M. Smith, Carmel M. Hughes, Fiona Boland, Marie C. Bradley, Janine A. Cooper, Tom Fahey
The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2015, 13 (6) 545-553; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1838

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