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Identifying Adverse Drug Events in Older Community-Dwelling Patients

Caitriona Cahir, Emma Wallace, Anthony Cummins, Conor Teljeur, Catherine Byrne, Kathleen Bennett and Tom Fahey
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2019, 17 (2) 133-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2359
Caitriona Cahir
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Anthony Cummins
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Conor Teljeur
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Catherine Byrne
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Kathleen Bennett
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Caitriona Cahir, Emma Wallace, Anthony Cummins, Conor Teljeur, Catherine Byrne, Kathleen Bennett, Tom Fahey
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2019, 17 (2) 133-140; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2359

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