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Adverse drug reactions and drug errors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Raymond Tallis
Raymond Tallis
Affiliation:
Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of ManchesterDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Hope Hospital, Eccles Old Road, Manchester M6 8HD, UK
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , February 1996 , pp. 1 - 2
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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