Understanding of drug indications by ambulatory care patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2523-2527

  Persell, Stephen D ^a,g   Heiman, Heather L ^a   Weingart, Saul N ^b,c   Burdick, Elisabeth ^d   Borus, Joshua S ^d   Murff, Harvey J ^e,f   Bates, David W ^c   Gandhi, Tejal K ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Analgesics and antipyretics; Antidiabetic agents; Cardiovascular drugs; Data collection; Drug use; Patients; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; ESTROGEN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INSULIN; LISINOPRIL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANDOLAPRIL; WARFARIN; DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 15544381399     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.23.2523     Document Type: Article

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