Improving the quality of medication use in elderly patients: A not-so-simple prescription

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1670-1672

  Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a   Rochon, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; FLURAZEPAM; MEPROBAMATE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037067909     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.15.1670     Document Type: Editorial

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