Compliance with prescribed drugs: Challenges for the elderly population

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 256-259

  Claesson, Sara ^a   Morrison, Alan ^a   Wertheimer, Albert I ^a   Berger, Marc L ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Counseling; Drug; Drug Therapy; Patient Compliance; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENTS;

EID: 0033404297     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008786004974     Document Type: Article

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