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Psychotropic medication use among nursing home residents in Austria: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The use of psychotropic medications and their adverse effects in frail elderly has been debated extensively. However, recent data from European studies show that these drugs are still frequently prescribed in nursing home residents. In Austria, prevalence data are lacking. We aimed to de...

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Autores principales: Mann, Eva, Köpke, Sascha, Haastert, Burkhard, Pitkälä, Kaisu, Meyer, Gabriele
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19460135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-18