title: Rational prescribing for patients with a reduced life expectancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment, and Emergency Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. hholmes@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009026:Mortality; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013727:Terminal Care
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations