IS THERE AN OVERPRESCRIPTION OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS IN ONCOHEMATOLOGIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING AMBULATORY ONCOSPECIFIC TREATMENT?

Is there an overprescription of proton pump inhibitors in oncohematologic patients undergoing ambulatory oncospecific treatment?

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) prescription, and the level of adequacy of the indication of these drugs in oncohematologic patients under ambulatory oncoespecific SWEETS treatment.Method: An observational descriptive study in oncohematologic patients under ambulatory oncoespecific tre

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Tempo Effects in Different Calculation Types of Period Death Rates

The question as to whether or not tempo effects distort the measurement of period mortality is controversial in recent demographic research.Only few publications, however, illustrate the underlying phenomenon of tempo effects, namely that the period death rate Fuel Injectors may increase although the mortality of all cohorts living during the analy

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