Long-term care: Changing demographics, changing residents

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-28

  Zanni, Guido R ^a   Wick, Jeannette Y ^b  

^a National Institutes of Health ^*

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Long term care; Medicare deficiencies; Pharmacy services; Resident characteristics; Specialty beds

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CERTIFICATION; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRAINING; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; LICENSING; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33749073658     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2006.14     Document Type: Review

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