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Geriatric Prescription in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

OBJECTIVES: To assess the medications prescribed for elderly inpatients on specific days during hospital admission with a view to detecting areas of irrational prescription. METHODS: It was a prospective study of all patients aged 65 years and above admitted to the medical wards of a Nigerian tertia...

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Autores principales:	Osemeke, Nwani Paul, Hart, Onwukwe Chikezie, Cosmas, Nwosu Maduaburochukwu, Ohumagho, Isah Ambrose
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5201059/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28104970 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-0105.195086

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