Pharmaceutical care for home-dwelling elderly persons: A determination of need and program description

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 543-548

  Hunter, Kimberly A ^a,b   Florio, Evelyn R ^a   Langberg, Rosmond G ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Elder Services   (United States)

^c Safeway Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Compliance; Drug misadventures; Pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029741858     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.4.543     Document Type: Article

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