Elderly patients' problems with medication: An in-hospital and follow-up study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-259

  Nikolaus, T ^a   Kruse, W ^a   Bach, M ^a   Specht Leible, N ^a   Oster, P ^a   Schlierf, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance; Functional capacity; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric patient; medication use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030041665     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00226324     Document Type: Article

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