Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions among Elderly Nursing Home Residents: Their Scope and Associated Resident and Facility Characteristics
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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: Health Services Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0017-9124,1475-6773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00289.x