Perspectives of health professionals towards deprescribing practice in Asian nursing homes: a qualitative interview study

Objective To examine the determinants of deprescribing among health professionals in nursing homes, focusing on knowledge, practice and attitude.Design This was a qualitative study comprising semi-structured face-to-face interviews guided by 10 open-ended questions. Interviews were conducted until d...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Shaun Wen Huey Lee, Chong-Han Kua, Vivienne SL Mak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/10/e030106.full

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