Drug-related problems in the frail elderly

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-169

  Farrell, Barbara ^a   Szeto, WaiSum ^a   Shamji, Salima ^a  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FUROSEMIDE; IRON; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

CAREGIVER; CONSULTATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICATION ASSESSMENT; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; AGED;

AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS;

EID: 79952090944     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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