Drug Dosage in the Elderly
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- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drugs & Aging
- Vol. 13 (5) , 357-379
Abstract
Pharmacotherapy in the elderly requires an understanding of the age-dependent changes in function and composition of the body. Aging is characterised by a progressive loss of functional capacities of...Keywords
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