The effects of hospital admission on drug prescribing in an elderly population

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 115-

  Sheehan, J ^a   Reardon, M ^a   Twomey, C ^a   Hyland, M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17944401679     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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