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. 2024 Jul;72(7):2254-2257.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.18922. Epub 2024 Apr 10.

Cognitive, physical, and sensory deficits that can affect everyday medication use among older adults: A national view

Belinda Tang  1   2 , Edie Espejo  3   4 , Michael A Steinman  3   4 , Matthew E Growdon  3   4
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Cognitive, physical, and sensory deficits that can affect everyday medication use among older adults: A national view

Belinda Tang et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jul.
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Conflict of interest statement: Dr. Steinman received personal fees from UpToDate Royalties for authoring a chapter in UpToDate and personal fees from American Geriatrics Society Honoraria for serving as co-chair of the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Guideline Panel outside the submitted work. The authors have no other disclosures to report.

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