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Why do family doctors prescribe potentially inappropriate medication to elderly patients?
BACKGROUND: Based on changes in pharmacokinetics and –dynamics in elderly patients, there are potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) that should be avoided in patients aged ≥ 65 years. Current studies showed prescription rates of PIM between 22.5 and 28.4 % in the primary care setting. The evid...
Autores principales: | Voigt, Karen, Gottschall, Mandy, Köberlein-Neu, Juliane, Schübel, Jeannine, Quint, Nadine, Bergmann, Antje |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27449802 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0482-3 |
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