Inappropriate medication use in hospitalised oldest old patients across transitions of care
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Potentially inappropriate medication use in elderly Japanese patients.
BACKGROUND Modified Beers criteria for elderly Japanese patients were developed in 2008 by consensus among 9 experts to reflect regional clinical practice and available medications in Japan. Since then, many physicians and pharmacists have expressed interest in obtaining more information about the criteria and alternative drug choices. OBJECTIVE This study examined the incidence, health care ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1720-8319
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-018-01114-1