Why do older people not always take their medicines?

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 271, Issue 7270, 2003, Pages 503-504

  Westbury, Juanita ^a  

^a Central Cheshire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUMIL; POTASSIUM; RAMIPRIL; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONSULTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0142185146     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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