To what extent does the indicator "concurrent use of three or more psychotropic drugs" capture use of potentially inappropriate psychotropics among the elderly?

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 635-642

  Lesén, Eva ^a   Petzold, Max ^a   Andersson, Karolina ^a   Carlsten, Anders ^a,b  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Inappropriate drugs; Polypharmacy; Psychotropic drugs; Quality indicators; Registries

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; POLYPHARMACY; SWEDEN;

AGED; HUMANS; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SWEDEN;

EID: 68849111657     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-009-0623-x     Document Type: Article

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