2012 American Geriatrics Society beers criteria: New year, new criteria, new perspective

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 614-615

  Fick, Donna M ^a   Semla, Todd P ^b,c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beers criteria; Beers list; Drugs; Medications; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INSULIN; WARFARIN;

AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POLYPHARMACY; SHORT SURVEY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; POLYPHARMACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859828077     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03922.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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