Prevalence and risk factors for inappropriate drug use among older people: Results from an Indian public outpatient setting

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Mandavi, ^a   D'Cruz, Sanjay ^b   Sachdev, Atul ^b   Tiwari, Pramil ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Beers' criteria 2003; IDU; India; Older; Outpatient; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INDIAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84860390103     PISSN: 17598885     EISSN: 17598893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-8893.2010.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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