American Geriatrics Society-Beers Criteria and adverse drug reactions: a comparative cross-sectional study of Nigerian and South African older inpatients
Sule Ajibola Saka, Manimbulu Nlooto, Frasia Oosthuizen Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South Africa Background: The Beers Criteria were developed with the aim of improving the safety of medicines among o...
Main Authors: | Saka SA, Nlooto M, Oosthuizen F |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018-11-01
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Series: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/american-geriatrics-society-beers-criteria-and-adverse-drug-reactions--peer-reviewed-article-CIA |
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