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Tips for Balancing Medication Treatment & Risk in Elderly Patients

Thomas R. Collins  |  Issue: March 2021  |  March 15, 2021


Thomas R. Collins is a freelance writer living in South Florida.

References

  1. Vitturi BK, Nascimento BAC, Alves BR, et al. Cognitive impairment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Nov;69:81–87. 
  2. Liozon E, Delmas C, Dumonteil S, et al. Features and prognosis of giant cell arteritis in patients over 85 years of age: A case-control study. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2019 Oct;49(2):288–295. 

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