The quality of medication use in older adults: Methods of a longitudinal study

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 220-233

  Roth, Mary T ^a   Moore, Charity G ^b   Ivey, Jena L ^a   Esserman, Denise A ^c   Campbell, William H ^a   Weinberger, Morris ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; longitudinal study; medication; quality

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 56349139531     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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