Using explicit criteria to evaluate the quality of prescribing in elderly Italian outpatients: A cohort study

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-229

  Maio, V ^a   Canale, S Del ^b   Abouzaid, S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Explicit criteria; Inappropriate prescribing; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOXAZOSIN; ESTROGEN; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUOXETINE; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE; NITROFURANTOIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORPHENADRINE; PENTAZOCINE; TESTOSTERONE; TICLOPIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTPATIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77749344771     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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