High risk of adverse drug reactions in elderly patients taking six or more drugs: Analysis of inpatient database

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 761-762

  Kojima, Taro ^a   Akishita, Masahiro ^a   Kameyama, Yumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Kiyoshi ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Eto, Masato ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; RISK; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84866745499     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00868.x     Document Type: Letter

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