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Primary Care Physician Characteristics Associated with Prescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medication for Elderly Patients: Medicare Part D Data

Avanthi Jayaweera, Yoonkyung Chung and Yalda Jabbarpour
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2020, 33 (4) 561-568; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.04.190310
Avanthi Jayaweera
From the Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA (AJ); Robert Graham Center, Washington DC (YC, YJ)
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Yoonkyung Chung
From the Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA (AJ); Robert Graham Center, Washington DC (YC, YJ)
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Yalda Jabbarpour
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