Potentially inappropriate medication use among institutionalized elderly individuals in southeastern Brazil
In recent decades, the elderly population in Brazil has grown rapidly, as has concern for the health of this population. Institutionalization in nursing homes has appeared as an alternative form of health care for frail elderly that live alone. The present study evaluated the pharmacotherapy and ina...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400010&lng=en&tlng=en |