Facility-level variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing for older veterans.

Walid F. Gellad; Chester B. Good; Megan E. Amuan; Zachary A. Marcum; Joseph T. Hanlon; Mary Jo Pugh V

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Facility-level variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing for older veterans.

August 15, 2012

Gellad WF, Good CB, Amuan ME, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012;60(7):1222-9.

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Substantial variation was found between Veterans Affairs hospitals in the frequency of prescribing inappropriate medications for elderly patients.

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