Response to "inappropriate medications and adverse drug reactions in the elderly"

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 472-473

  Laroche, M L ^a   Charmes, J P ^a   Bouthier, F ^a   Merle, L ^a  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELDERLY CARE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 67349187445     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2009.18     Document Type: Letter

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