Polypharmacy management among Australian veterans: Improving prescribing through the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs' prescriber feedback programme

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Woodward, M C ^a   Streeton, C L ^b   Guttmann, A ^b   Killer, G T ^c   Peck, R W ^c  

^a HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Diversified Health Systems   (Australia)

^c Department of Veterans' Affairs ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug interactions; Health care; Pharmaceutical preparations; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERAN;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VETERANS;

EID: 39149113470     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01453.x     Document Type: Article

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