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Drug Prescribing for the Elderly
Robert J. Michocki, PharmD;
Peter P Lamy, PhD, ScD;
Frank J. Hooper, MPH, ScD;
James P. Richardson, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(4):441-444.
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