Agreement between the pharmacy medication history and patient interview for cardiovascular drugs: The Rotterdam elderly study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 591-595

  Sjahid, Suzy I ^a   Van Der Linden, Paul D ^a   Stricker, Bruno H Ch ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Drug Safety Unit   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular drugs; Medication; Pharmacy records

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; EPITIZIDE; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARINOID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031813401     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1998.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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