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Making Healthcare Safer IV: A Continuous Updating of Patient Safety Harms and Practices

Linsky AM, Motala A, Lawson E, Shekelle P. Making Healthcare Safer IV: A Continuous Updating of Patient Safety Harms and Practices. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2023 Jul 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK600387/ p.



Abstract:

The overall purpose of this rapid response is to summarize the most relevant and recent literature on deprescribing interventions to reduce polypharmacy or PIMs among adults aged 65 years and over within the United States. The response is organized around the review questions listed below.




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