Potentially inappropriate prescriptions for older patients in long-term care

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Rancourt, Carol ^a   Moisan, Jocelyne ^b   Baillargeon, Lucie ^b   Verreault, René ^c   Laurin, Danielle ^b   Grégoire, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANADA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 12244305627     PISSN: 14712318     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-4-9     Document Type: Review

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