| Title |
Prescribing omissions in elderly patients admitted to a stroke unit: descriptive study using START criteria
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11096-012-9635-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elisabete Pinto Borges, Manuel Morgado, Ana Filipa Macedo |
| Abstract |
Underuse of medication considered beneficial is particularly common in elderly patients. A new Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to the Right Treatment (START) has been published to identify potential prescribing omissions. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 42 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 17% |
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 46% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 11% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 10 | 22% |