Detection of potentially inappropriate prescribing in the very old: Cross-sectional analysis of the data from the BELFRAIL observational cohort study Public health, nutrition and epidemiology

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Dalleur, Olivia ^a,b   Boland, Benoit ^a   De Groot, Audrey ^b   Vaes, Bert ^b,c   Boeckxstaens, Pauline ^b,d   Azermai, Majda ^e   Wouters, Dominique ^a   Degryse, Jean Marie ^b,c   Spinewine, Anne ^b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aged 80 and older; Beers; General practice; Inappropriate Prescribing; Primary care; STOPP START

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION LIST; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84949205064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0149-2     Document Type: Article

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