Phronesis and the Medical Director

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-152

  Morley, John E ^a  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ERGOCALCIFEROL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; IRON; LAXATIVE; LUBIPROSTONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VITAMIN D; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIOMEDICINE; BLEEDING; BONE DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMON COLD; CONSTIPATION; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; EDEMA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FECES IMPACTION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART FAILURE; HIP FRACTURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SCURVY; SIDE EFFECT; SORE THROAT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 60249088685     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.10.009     Document Type: Editorial

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