Appropriate medication prescribing in elderly patients: How knowledgeable are primary care physicians? A survey study in Parma, Italy

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 468-480

  Maio, V ^a   Jutkowitz, E ^a   Herrera, K ^b   Abouzaid, S ^c   Negri, G ^d   Del Canale, S ^d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

appropriate prescribing; Beers criteria; clinical vignettes; elderly; knowledge of medication; primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INSOMNIA; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 79960082561     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2010.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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