An intervention on discharge polypharmacy

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 416-419

  Smith, David M ^a,c,f,g   Cox, Mark R ^a,b   Brizendine, Edward J ^d   Hui, Siu L ^d,f   Freedman, Jay A ^c   Martin, Douglas K ^a,b,c   Murray, Michael D ^e,f  

^a Richard L Roudeboush V A M C   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics   (United States)

^d Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030008068     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb06413.x     Document Type: Article

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