Is suboptimal prescribing a risk factor for poor health outcomes in community-dwelling elders? The ICARe Dicomano study

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 954-960

  Pozzi, C ^a,b   Lapi, F ^a,c,d   Mazzaglia, G ^d   Inzitari, M ^e,f   Boncinelli, M ^a,b   Geppetti, P ^a,c,f   Mugelli, A ^a,c   Marchionni, N ^a,b   Di Bari, M ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Tuscan Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance   (Italy)

^d Regional Health Authority of Tuscany   (Italy)

^e Pere Virgili Hospital   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g Center of Pharmacoutilization Pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoeconomics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health outcomes; Suboptimal prescribing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBOPTIMAL PRESCRIBING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957375651     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1997     Document Type: Article

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