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Why is the use of inappropriate medicines so high in Aboriginal Australians?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2021

Christopher Etherton-Beer Open the ORCID record for Christopher Etherton-Beer [Opens in a new window]  and
Leon Flicker Open the ORCID record for Leon Flicker [Opens in a new window]
Christopher Etherton-Beer*
Affiliation:
Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
Leon Flicker
Affiliation:
Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
*
Email: christopher.etherton-beer@uwa.edu.au
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Special Issue 1: Issue Theme: Varied Angles of Geriatric Depression , January 2022 , pp. 15 - 16
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