Reducing polypharmacy: Is hospitalization the right time?

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 869-

  Borne, Ryan ^a   Cumbler, Ethan ^a   Glasheen, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

COMMUNICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955780404     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.208     Document Type: Article

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