The medication information line for the elderly: An 8-year cumulative analysis

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 743-748

  Grymonpre, Ruby E ^a   Steele, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Geriatrics; Medication information

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DRUG INFORMATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031821155     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.17417     Document Type: Article

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