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Restless Patients in Nursing Homes

What is the Role of Drug Therapy?

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Sinnett, P.F. Restless Patients in Nursing Homes. Drugs & Aging 4, 443–448 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199404060-00001

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