Clinical studyA randomized, controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention to improve inappropriate prescribing in elderly outpatients with polypharmacy**
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This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (R01-AG08380) and an Academic Award from the National Institute on Aging (AG00526—Dr. Schmader) and by the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (P60AG11268—Drs. Schmader and Cohen, Weinberger and Feussner).
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