Adverse drug reactions with poor prognosis in institutionalized elderly;Reacciones adversas a medicamentos de pronóstico grave en ancianos institucionalizados

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 193-197

  Puchea, E ^a   Luna, J D ^a   Garcia J ^b   Gongora L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^c Residencia La Milagrosa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nursing home; Serious adverse drug reactions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; INSULIN; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NIMODIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NAUSEA; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

EID: 0042381935     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0211-139x(03)74883-5     Document Type: Article

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