Medication discrepancies affecting senior patients at hospital admission

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 740-743

  Lessard, Sarah ^a   DeYoung, Jaci ^b   Vazzana, Natalie ^c  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^c FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DIURETIC AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; THYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33646040423     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp050291     Document Type: Article

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