Frequency of risk factors that potentially increase harm from medications in older adults receiving primary care

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  McCarthy, L ^a,b   Dolovich, L ^a,b,c,d   Haq, M ^a   Thabane, L ^a,b   Kaczorowski, J ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medication; Older adults; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 36348951575     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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