Geriatric conditions and adverse drug reactions in elderly hospitalized patients

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-99

  Lattanzio, Fabrizia ^a   Laino, Irma ^a   Pedone, Claudio ^b,c   Corica, Francesco ^d   Maltese, Giuseppe ^e   Salerno, Giovanni ^a   Garasto, Sabrina ^a   Corsonello, Andrea ^a   Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli ^b,f  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c Alberto Sordi Foundation   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f San Raffaele Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Adverse drug reactions; Elderly; Falls

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXHAUSTION; FALLING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; STROKE; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84856081188     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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