A before and after study of medical students' and house staff members' knowledge of ACOVE quality of pharmacologic care standards on an acute care for elders unit

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-90

  Jellinek, Samantha P ^a   Cohen, Victor ^a,b   Nelson, Marcia ^a   Likourezos, Antonios ^a   Goldman, William ^a   Paris, Barbara ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE unit; ACOVE; geriatrics; pharmacologic indicators

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSING CARE OF VULNERABLE ELDERS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT CARE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENT; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK CITY; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 48149089119     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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