A systematic review of prescribing criteria to evaluate appropriateness of medications in frail older people

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 304-318

  Poudel, A ^a   Peel, Nm ^a   Mitchell, C ^a   Nissen, Lm ^a,b   Hubbard, Re ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

frailty; inappropriate prescribing; older people; prescribing criteria; prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84927567839     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259814000161     Document Type: Review

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