Open AccessInappropriate drug prescriptions for elderly residents of board and care facilities.
Author(s) -
Diana L. Spore,
Vincent Mor,
Paul Larrat,
C. Hawes,
Jeffrey Hiris
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.87.3.404
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , family medicine , propoxyphene , nursing homes , geriatrics , drug , pharmacy , emergency medicine , psychiatry , nursing , analgesic
Using 1993 data, this study examines the prevalence of presumptively inappropriate prescriptions among residents, aged 65 and older, of board and care homes.
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