Potentially inappropriate medication use in individuals with mild cognitive impairment: Results from the Kerala Einstein Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1369-1370

  Tsai, Richard ^a   Noone, Mohan ^b   Johnson, Beena ^b   Pradeep, Vayyattu G ^b   Verghese, Joe ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Baby Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 84863853972     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04012.x     Document Type: Letter

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