Reducing psychotropic medications in elderly rehabilitation inpatients with a fall-related admission: How often is it happening?

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-142

  Clements, Richard M ^a  

^a Casey Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Inpatient; Psychotropics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 55749107959     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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