Deciding when to stop: towards evidence-based deprescribing of drugs in older populations

Ian A Scott; Leonard C Gray; Jennifer H Martin; Peter I Pillans; Charles A Mitchell

doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100930

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Ian A Scott Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Leonard C Gray Centre for Academic Research in Geriatric Medicine, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jennifer H Martin Southern Discipline of Medicine School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter I Pillans Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charles A Mitchell Centre for Safe and Effective Prescribing, Pharmaceuticals Australia Centre of Excellence, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

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Scott IA, Gray LC, Martin JH, et al

Deciding when to stop: towards evidence-based deprescribing of drugs in older populations

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2013;18:121-124.

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October 25, 2017

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