Risk factors for medication misadventure among residents in sheltered housing complexes

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-176

  George, Johnson ^a   Munro, Kim ^a   McCaig, Dorothy ^a   Stewart, Derek ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Elderly; Hospitalization; Medication; Risk; Sheltered housing

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846037318     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02799.x     Document Type: Article

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