Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older residents in Irish nursing homes
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older residents in Irish nursing homes.
BACKGROUND STOPP/START was formulated to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in older people. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PIP and PPO in older Irish patients in residential care using STOPP/START. METHODS data were collected prospectively from seven publicly funded nursing homes within the Munster Reg...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs068