Feasibility of an Academic Detailing Intervention to Support Deprescribing in the Nursing Home

Jennifer A Pruskowski1, Sandra L Kane-Gill2, Dio Kavalieratos3

  • 1Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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