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Sedative load of medications prescribed for older people with dementia in care homes

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine the sedative load and use of sedative and psychotropic medications among older people with dementia living in (residential) care homes. METHODS: Medication data were collected at baseline and at two further time-points for eligible residents o...

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Autores principales: Parsons, Carole, Haydock, Jane, Mathie, Elspeth, Baron, Natasha, Machen, Ina, Stevenson, Elizabeth, Amador, Sarah, Goodman, Claire
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21958366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-11-56