Inappropriate medication use among the elderly: a systematic review of administrative databases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inappropriate medication use (IMU) by elderly people is a public health problem associated with adverse effects on health. There are a number of methods for identifying IMU, some involving clinical judgment and others, consensually g...

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Main Authors: Guaraldo Lusiele, Cano Fabíola G, Damasceno Glauciene S, Rozenfeld Suely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/79