Strategies to reduce the risk of iatrogenic illness in complex older adults.

Graziano Onder; Tischa J M van der Cammen; Mirko Petrovic; Annemie Somers; Chakravarthi Rajkumar

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Strategies to reduce the risk of iatrogenic illness in complex older adults.

May 15, 2013

Onder G, van der Cammen TJM, Petrovic M, et al. Age Ageing. 2013;42(3):284-91.

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Examining approaches to adverse drug reactions in geriatric care, this review found that combining strategies is more likely to prevent such incidents than using a single intervention.

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