Review Adverse drug events in the elderly. Citation Text: Cresswell KM, Fernando B, McKinstry B, et al. Adverse drug events in the elderly. Br Med Bull. 2007;83(1). doi:10.1093/bmb/ldm016. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 4, 2007 Cresswell KM, Fernando B, McKinstry B, et al. Br Med Bull. 2007;83(1). View more articles from the same authors. The authors discuss drug-related adverse events in the elderly and provide practical suggestions for clinicians to improve prescription safety in this patient population. Available at Free full text PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Cresswell KM, Fernando B, McKinstry B, et al. Adverse drug events in the elderly. Br Med Bull. 2007;83(1). doi:10.1093/bmb/ldm016. 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