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- Title
The quality of pharmacologic care for vulnerable older patients.
- Authors
Higashi, Takahiro; Shekelle, Paul G; Solomon, David H; Knight, Eric L; Roth, Carol; Chang, John T; Kamberg, Caren J; MacLean, Catherine H; Young, Roy T; Adams, John; Reuben, David B; Avorn, Jerry; Wenger, Neil S
- Abstract
Although pharmacotherapy is critical to the medical care of older patients, medications can have considerable toxicity in this age group. To date, research has focused on inappropriate prescribing and policy efforts have aimed at access, but no comprehensive measurement of the quality of pharmacologic management using explicit criteria has been performed.
- Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2004, Vol 140, Issue 9, p714
- ISSN
1539-3704
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-140-9-200405040-00011