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High prevalence of prescription of psychotropic drugs for older patients in a general hospital
BACKGROUND: Many elderly patients receive psychotropic drugs. Treatment with psychotropic agents is associated with serious side effects including an increased risk of falls and fractures. Several psychotropic drugs are considered potentially inappropriate for treatment of the elderly. METHODS: A re...
Autores principales: | Arnold, Inken, Straube, Kati, Himmel, Wolfgang, Heinemann, Stephanie, Weiss, Vivien, Heyden, Laura, Hummers-Pradier, Eva, Nau, Roland |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202811 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40360-017-0183-0 |
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