Potentiality of STOPP/START criteria used in primary care to effectively change inappropriate prescribing in elderly patients

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 293-298

  Lesende, I Martín ^a   Crespo, I Mendibil ^b,c   López, G Maiz ^b,c,d,e   Zelaia, I Gabilondo ^f   Parra, J C A ^b,c,g,h   Goicoechea, A Mota ^b,c,d,e  

^a Basque Health Service   (Spain)

^b Family and Community Medicine Teaching Unit   (Spain)

^c Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Bizkaia   (Spain)

^d Osakidetza Basque Health Service   (Spain)

^e Gerencia Comarca Bilbao de Atención Primaria   (Spain)

^f Farmacia Gabilondo   (Spain)

^g Uribe Primary Care District   (Spain)

^h Comarca Uribe Kosta de Atención Primaria ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Inappropriate prescribing; Medication errors; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; START CRITERIA; STOPP CRITERIA; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84893677074     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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