| Title |
Inappropriateness of Medication Prescriptions to Elderly Patients in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0043617 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dedan Opondo, Saied Eslami, Stefan Visscher, Sophia E. de Rooij, Robert Verheij, Joke C. Korevaar, Ameen Abu-Hanna |
| Abstract |
Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable adverse drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 83 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21 | 25% |
| United States | 9 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| Egypt | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 32 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 69 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 8% |
| Scientists | 6 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 288 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 276 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 39 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 30 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 10% |
| Other | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 72 | 25% |
| Unknown | 60 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 118 | 41% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 41 | 14% |
| Psychology | 9 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 32 | 11% |
| Unknown | 72 | 25% |