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The Cost of Inappropriate Use of Anti-Infective Agents in Older Patients

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  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Jay P. Rho

  2. Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20420, USA

    Thomas T. Yoshikawa (Assistant Chief Medical Director)

  3. Department of Healthcare Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Thomas T. Yoshikawa (Assistant Chief Medical Director)

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Rho, J.P., Yoshikawa, T.T. The Cost of Inappropriate Use of Anti-Infective Agents in Older Patients. Drugs & Aging 6, 263–267 (1995). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199506040-00001

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