General practitioner acceptance of medication review in Sydney nursing homes

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-231

  Smith, Margaret A ^a,b   Simpson, Judy M ^a   Benrimoj, Shalom I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARDIAC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; IRON; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THYROID HORMONE; URINARY TRACT AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0036761094     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr2002323227     Document Type: Article

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