Represcription after adverse drug reaction in the elderly: A descriptive study [1]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1666-1667

  Van Der Linden, Carolien M J ^a   Kerskes, Marieke C H ^b   Bijl, Annemarie M H ^b   Maas, Huub A A M ^b   Egberts, Antoine C G ^b   Jansen, Paul A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33747164181     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.15.1666     Document Type: Letter

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