Hospitalization and Death Associated With Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents
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Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly nursing home residents.
BACKGROUND This study examines the association of potentially inappropriate medication prescribing (PIRx) with hospitalization and death among elderly long-stay nursing home residents. METHODS We defined PIRx using the combined version of the Beers criteria. Data were from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component. The study sample included 3372 residents, 65 years and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.1.68