Comparison of tools for the assessment of inappropriate prescribing in hospitalized older people

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1196-1202

  Luo, Ruoyin ^a   Scullin, Claire ^a   Mullan, Andrea M P ^a   Scott, Michael G ^b   McElnay, James C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beers' criteria 2003; health plan employer data and information set; hospitalized older people; improved prescribing in the elderly tool; inappropriate prescribing; Medication Appropriateness Index

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEERS CRITERIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN EMPLOYER DATA AND INFORMATION SET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPROVED PRESCRIBING IN THE ELDERLY TOOL; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION APPROPRIATENESS INDEX; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INPATIENTS; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868198851     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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