Reliability of a modified medication appropriateness index in ambulatory older persons

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 543-548

  Fitzgerald, Lynn S ^a,b,e   Hanlon, Joseph T ^a,c,d,f   Shelton, Penny S ^a,g,h   Landsman, Pamela B ^f,i   Schmader, Kenneth E ^c,d,f,j   Pulliam, Charles C ^a   Williams, Mark E ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Clinical Pharmacy Services   (United States)

^c Aging Center   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Dorothea Dix Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ PFIZER INC   (United States)

^j Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

geriatrics; medication appropriateness index

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; ELECTROLYTE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031010731     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809703100503     Document Type: Article

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