Therapy related hospital admission in patients on polypharmacy in Singapore: A pilot study

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 135-137

  Koh, Yvonne ^a   Kutty, Fatimah Bte Moideen ^b   Li, Shu Chuen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drug related problems; Geriatric patients; Polypharmacy; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYPHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0043164820     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024896328720     Document Type: Article

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