Prescribing and enteral tubes in the general hospital

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 736-737

  Lonergan, Maire Therese ^a   Broderick, James ^a   Coughlan, Tara ^a   Collins, Daniel Ronan ^a   Neill, Desmond O ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DIGOXIN; GLICLAZIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PREDNISOLONE; RAMIPRIL;

AGED; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; IRELAND; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63849120003     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02207.x     Document Type: Letter

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