@article{a00c4584a16a457ba8d264ba56eb6ecb,
title = "High prevalence of poor quality drug prescribing in older individuals: a nationwide report from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA)",
abstract = "Poor quality of drug prescribing in older persons is often associated with increased drug-related adverse events, hospitalization, and mortality. The present study describes a set of prescribing quality indicators developed by the Geriatrics Working Group of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) and estimates their prevalence in the entire elderly (≥ 65 years) population in Italy.",
keywords = "Age Factors, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Prescriptions, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy, Male, Medication Errors, OsMed., Physician's Practice Patterns, Prescribing, Prevalence, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Quality indicators, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Age Factors, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Prescriptions, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Italy, Male, Medication Errors, OsMed., Physician's Practice Patterns, Prescribing, Prevalence, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Quality indicators, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors",
author = "Graziano Onder and Roberto Bernabei and Stefano Bonassi and Abbatecola, {Angela M.} and Pietro Folino-Gallo and Francesco Lapi and Niccol{\`o} Marchionni and Luca Pani and Sergio Pecorelli and Daniele Sancarlo and Angelo Scuteri and Gianluca Trifir{\`o} and Cristiana Vitale and Zuccaro, {Stefano Maria} and Massimo Fini",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1093/gerona/glt118",
language = "English",
volume = "69",
pages = "430--437",
journal = "THE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES",
issn = "1758-535X",
publisher = "-Washington, DC : Gerontological Society of America -Oxford : Oxford University Press",
}