Association between postdischarge adverse drug reactions and 30-day hospital readmission in patients aged 80 and older

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 948-949

  Teymoorian, Sarah S ^a   Dutcher, Dana ^b   Woods, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; BLEEDING; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MISSOURI; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956047816     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03376.x     Document Type: Letter

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