Prevention of iatrogenic illness: Adverse drug reactions and nosocomial infections in hospitalized older adults

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 681-698

  Riedinger, J L ^a   Robbins, L J ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG ELIMINATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031758480     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30086-7     Document Type: Review

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