The association between physician knowledge and inappropriate medications for older populations

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Fecha de publicación: 30 de agosto de 2021

Autores: Jonathan L. Vandergrift MS, Weifeng Weng PhD, Bradley M. Gray PhD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17413

Background: Older patients are often prescribed potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) given their age. We measured the association between a physician’s general knowledge and their PIM prescribing.