HOSPITALIZATIONS DUE TO ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS IN THE ELDERLY - A RETROSPECTIVE REGISTER STUDY

• Main Authors: Outi Laatikainen (Author), Sami Sneck (Author), Risto Bloigu (Author), Minna Lahtinen (Author), Timo Lauri (Author), Miia Turpeinen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adverse drug events (ADEs) are more likely to affect geriatric patients due to physiological changes occurring with aging. Even though this is an internationally recognized problem, similar research data in Finland is still lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the number of geriatric medi...