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Effects of medication reviews on use of potentially inappropriate medications in elderly patients; a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary care
BACKGROUND: Drug use among the elderly population is generally extensive and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is common, which increases the risk for drug-related problems (DRP). Medication reviews are one method to improve drug therapy by identifying, preventing and solving D...
Autores principales: | Lenander, Cecilia, Bondesson, Åsa, Viberg, Nina, Beckman, Anders, Midlöv, Patrik |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30086742 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3425-y |
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