Medication lists for elderly patients: Clinic-derived versus in-home inspection and interview

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 112-115

  Yang, John C ^a   Tomlinson, George ^b   Naglie, Gary ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Home visits; Medications

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; POLYPHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0035111101     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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