Adverse Drug Events in Hospitalized Elderly
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Adverse drug events in the elderly.
BACKGROUND Increasing recognition of the burden associated with iatrogenic disease has led to international interest into how best to promote patient safety. Within this field, the subject of adverse drug events (ADEs) has received particular attention, this reflecting the known high frequency with which such events occur, particularly in the elderly. METHODS We conducted a narrative review s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53a.1.m59