Discrepancies between home medications listed at hospital admission and reported medical conditions.

Douglas Slain; Scott E Kincaid; Teresa S Dunsworth

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Discrepancies between home medications listed at hospital admission and reported medical conditions.

October 22, 2008

Slain D, Kincaid SE, Dunsworth TS. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008;6(3):161-6.

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