Healthcare outcomes associated with Beers' criteria: A systematic review

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 438-448

  Jano, Elda ^a   Aparasu, Rajender R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beers' criteria; Elderly; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

BEER CRITERIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDLINE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34047197812     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1H473     Document Type: Review

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