Drug-related problems in older people after hospital discharge and interventions to reduce them

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 430-438

  Garcia Caballos, Marta ^a,b   Ramos Diaz, Francisco ^a,b   Jimenez Moleon, José Juan ^b,c   Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora ^b,c,d  

^a Andalusian Health Service   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Cyber Epidemiology and Public Health ^*  (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Discharge planning; Drug related problems; Elderly; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG OVERDOSE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OVERDOSE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; DRUG OVERDOSE;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

EID: 77954285479     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq045     Document Type: Review

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