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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Hospitalized Elders
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Title Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Hospitalized Elders
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574559?src=rss
Description Potentially inappropriate prescribing might be common among elderly inpatients. What are the rate of and factors associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing among hospitalized elders?
Journal of Hospital Medicine
Category Articles > Business of Medicine
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Date May 18, 2008
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