Access to prescription drugs among noninstitutionalized elderly people in west Texas

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 675-682

  Xu, K Tom ^a   Smith, Scott R ^b   Borders, Tyrone F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Data collection; Drug distribution; Geriatrics; Health benefit programs; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038204315     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.7.675     Document Type: Article

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