The patient medication list: Can we get patients more involved in their medical care?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 677-685

  Chae, Sung Y ^a   Chae, Mark H ^b   Isaacson, Nicole ^c   James, Tarika S ^d  

^a JFK Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Brownsville Multiservice Family Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION LIST; PATIENT MEDICATION SCALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RATING SCALE; RESPONSIBILITY;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 70849101941     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.06.090059     Document Type: Article

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