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Inappropriate medication use and risk of falls – A prospective study in a large community-dwelling e...

Inappropriate medication use and risk of falls – A prospective study in a large community-dwelling e...

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Inappropriate medication use and risk of falls – A prospective study in a large community-dwelling elderly cohort

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Inappropriate medication use and risk of falls – A prospective study in a large community-dwelling elderly cohort

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC geriatrics, 2009-07, Vol.9 (1), p.30-30, Article 30

Language

English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Explicit criteria for determining potentially inappropriate medication consumption in elderly were elaborated by Beers et al. These lists have been used worldwide to evaluate medical prescriptions but there is little epidemiologic evidence demonstrating negative consequences of inappropriate medication use. It has been reported that some drugs coul...

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Full title

Inappropriate medication use and risk of falls – A prospective study in a large community-dwelling elderly cohort

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c9f92ddf13b440aabee495abe44387a3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c9f92ddf13b440aabee495abe44387a3

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ISSN

1471-2318

E-ISSN

1471-2318

DOI

10.1186/1471-2318-9-30

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