Erratum: STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: Version 2 [Age and Ageing, 44, 2, (2015) (213-218)] DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu145;STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: Version 2

Age and Ageing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 213-218

  O'mahony, Denis ^a,b   O'sullivan, David ^a   Byrne, Stephen ^a   O'connor, Marie Noelle ^b   Ryan, Cristin ^c   Gallagher, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inappropriate prescribing; Older people; STOPP START criteria

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DRUG; DRUG AFFECTED BY RENAL FUNCTION; DRUG AFFECTING RENAL FUNCTION; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DRUG; VACCINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POTENTIAL PRESCRIBING OMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCREENING TOOL OF OLDER PEOPLE PRESCRIPTION CRITERIA VERSION 2; SCREENING TOOL TO ALERT TO RIGHT TREATMENT CRITERIA VERSION 2; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDATION STUDY; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARDS;

AGE FACTORS; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84925339342     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx178     Document Type: Erratum

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