Impacts of 2012 update to the AGS beers criteria on potentially inappropriate antipsychotic medication use among older adults
Background: The 2012 update of the American Geriatric Society's (AGS) Beers Criteria addended a list of antipsychotics. This study examined whether this update was associated with potentially inappropriate antipsychotic medication (PIAM) use among the elderly. Methods: This study included multi...
Main Authors: | Dooyoung Lim, Darren Liu, Betty Burston |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Aging and Health Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667032121000238 |
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