Prevalence, clinical features and avoidability of adverse drug reactions as cause of admission to a geriatric unit: a prospective study of 1756 patients.

Background: Drug use increases with advancing age, and in older patients it is associated with an increase in adverse drug reactions (ADRs). ADRs are a primary cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics and avoidability of ADR-related...

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Publicado en:	Drug Safety Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 545 - 557
Autores principales:	Franceschi M, Scarcelli C, Niro V, Seripa D, Pazienza AM, Pepe G, Colusso AM, Pacilli L, Pilotto A, Franceschi, Marilisa, Scarcelli, Carlo, Niro, Valeria, Seripa, Davide, Pazienza, Anna Maria, Pepe, Giovanni, Colusso, Anna Maria, Pacilli, Luigi, Pilotto, Alberto
Formato:	research Journal Article
Publicado:	Springer Nature 2008
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