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Inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug events in older people

Inappropriate prescribing (IP) in older patients is highly prevalent and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events (ADEs), morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation. Consequently, IP is a major safety concern and with changing population demographics, it is likely to become e...

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Autores principales: Hamilton, Hilary J, Gallagher, Paul F, O'Mahony, Denis
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19175914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-5