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Author/s: American Academy of Family Physicians;

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Patient Education Handout

Journal: American family physician (Am Fam Physician), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jan; vol 75 (issue 2) : pp 239-40

Dates: Created 2007/01/31; Completed 2007/02/15; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 17263219, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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OriginalReportIn: Am Fam Physician. 2007 Jan 15;75(2):231-6. (PMID: 17263218)

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Drug Prescriptions - standards
Humans

Medication Errors - prevention & control
Physician-Patient Relations

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