Potentially inappropriate medications and adverse drug effects in elders in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-700

  Nixdorff, Neil ^a   Hustey, Fredric M ^b   Brady, Anna K ^c   Vaji, Kristina ^b   Leonard, Mandy ^b   Messinger Rapport, Barbara J ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ACCURACY; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG TOXICITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46249126174     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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