Racial and ethnic disparities in medication use among older adults

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-95

  Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^a,b,c,d   Hanlon, Joseph T ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CAUCASIAN; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICARE; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 33745948897     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2006.06.005     Document Type: Editorial

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