Racial disparities in the quality of medication use in older adults: Baseline findings from a longitudinal study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-234

  Roth, Mary T ^a   Esserman, Denise A ^b   Ivey, Jena L ^a   Weinberger, Morris ^b,c  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Elderly; Medications; Quality; Race

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951124903     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1180-9     Document Type: Article

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