Medication management assessment for older adults in the community

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 661-668

  Orwig, Denise ^a   Brandt, Nicole ^b   Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Assessment; Community dwelling; Compliance; Medications

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PILL; PRESCRIPTION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF MEDICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 33750410477     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.5.661     Document Type: Article

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