How do physicians conduct medication reviews?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1296-1302

  Tarn, Derjung M ^a   Paterniti, Debora A ^b,c   Kravitz, Richard L ^c   Fein, Stephanie ^a   Wenger, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug therapy management; Medication review; Pharmaceutical care; Physician patient communication; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 72449182115     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1132-4     Document Type: Review

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