Adverse drug events in hospitalized elderly

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Gray, Shelly L ^a   Sager, Mark ^a   Lestico, Mitchell R ^a   Jalaluddin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031602722     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53a.1.m59     Document Type: Article

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