Potentially inappropriate medications among older adults in Pelotas, Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the use of potentially inappropriate medications among older adults. METHODS This is a population-based cross-sectional study with 1,451 older individuals aged 60 years or more in the city of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2014. We have investigated...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Heather Lutz, Vanessa Irribarem Avena Miranda, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000100245&lng=en&tlng=en