Inappropriate use of medications in the veteran community: How much do doctors and pharmacists contribute?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 469-476

  Parkes, Andrew J ^a   Coper, Leone C ^a  

^a Department of Veterans' Affairs ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; VETERAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; VETERANS;

EID: 0031205859     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01737.x     Document Type: Article

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