Older women, medication use and nursing care

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-196

  Watson, Jennifer ^a   Mitchell, Trish ^b   DeCrespigny, Charlotte ^b   Grbich, Carol ^b   Biggins, Annie ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Nursing care; Older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG THERAPY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN;

EID: 0032153014     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.1998.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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