Drug-related problems in older people after hospital discharge and interventions to reduce them.

Marta Garcia-Caballos; Francisco Ramos-Diaz; José Juan Jimenez-Moleon; Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas

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Drug-related problems in older people after hospital discharge and interventions to reduce them.

June 30, 2010

Garcia-Caballos M, Ramos-Diaz F, Jimenez-Moleon JJ, et al. Age Ageing. 2010;39(4):430-8.

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This review analyzed post-discharge medication-related problems and strategies to improve care transitions in elderly patients.

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