Medication reviews with computerised expert support: Evaluation of a method to improve the quality of drug utilisation in the elderly

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 571-582

  Ulfvarson, Johanna ^a   Rahmner, Pia Bastholm ^b   Fastbom, Johan ^a   Sjöviker, Susanne ^c   Karlsson, Eva Andersén ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Department of Drug Management and Informatics   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Health services; Information systems; Medicines; Pharmacology; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS;

EID: 77954835873     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861011060933     Document Type: Article

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