Assessing the effect of a polypharmacy medication adherence simulation project in a geriatrics course in a college of pharmacy

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1487-1491

  Divine, Holly S ^a   Cain, Jeff ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Geriatrics; Pharmacy; Polypharmacy; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY STUDENT; POLYPHARMACY; SIMULATION;

EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SIMULATION; POLYPHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68149096770     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02364.x     Document Type: Article

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