Potentially inappropriate medication utilization in the emergency department visits by older adults: Analysis from a nationally representative sample

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Meurer, William J ^a   Potti, Tommy A ^a   Kerber, Kevin A ^a   Sasson, Comilla ^a   Macy, Michelle L ^a   West, Brady T ^b   Losman, Eve D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Geriatrics; Medications; National Center for Health Statistics

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; KETOROLAC; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREND STUDY;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 77951132847     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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