Patient safety in geriatrics: a call for action.

Dionyssios Tsilimingras; Amy K. Rosen; Dan R. Berlowitz

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Patient safety in geriatrics: a call for action.

May 13, 2015

Tsilimingras D, Rosen AK, Berlowitz DR. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003;58(9):M813-9.

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This review discusses medication errors and patient safety in the context of geriatrics and offers recommendations to improve safety for elderly patients.

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