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- Title
The association of inappropriate drug use with hospitalisation and mortality: a population-based study of the very old.
- Authors
Klarin, Inga; Wimo, Anders; Fastbom, Johan
- Abstract
Inappropriate prescribing is an important and possibly preventable risk factor for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the elderly, and hospital-based studies have shown that a large proportion of admissions is a result of ADRs. However, little is known about how inappropriate drug use (IDU) affects the elderly at the population level. The aim of this study was to explore possible associations of IDU with acute hospitalisation and mortality in an elderly population during 3 years of follow-up.
- Publication
Drugs & aging, 2005, Vol 22, Issue 1, p69
- ISSN
1170-229X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/00002512-200522010-00005