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Deprescribing medicines in the acute setting to reduce the risk of falls
BACKGROUND: Falls are a common cause of morbidity and hospitalisation in older people. Inappropriate prescribing and polypharmacy contribute to falls risk in elderly patients. This study's aim was to quantify the problem and find out if medication review in the hospital setting led to deprescri...
Autores principales: | Marvin, Vanessa, Ward, Emily, Poots, Alan J, Heard, Katie, Rajagopalan, Arvind, Jubraj, Barry |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5284469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28184303 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-001003 |
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