National study of medications associated with injury in elderly medicare/medicaid dual enrollees during 2003

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 751-759

  Blackwell, Steven A ^a   Montgomery, Melissa A ^a   Waldo, Dan ^a   Baugh, David K ^a   Ciborowski, Gary M ^a   Gibson, David ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Prescribing patterns; Safety

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75349100602     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08102     Document Type: Article

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