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Inappropriate medication in a national sample of US elderly patients receiving home health care.
Bao Y, Shao H, Bishop TF, Schackman BR, Bruce ML. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:304-310.

A large proportion of patients receiving home health care services were prescribed at least one potentially inappropriate medication. The spectrum of patient safety problems in home care was reviewed in a recent article.
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