Medicine management in older people from non-english speaking backgrounds

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-36

  Blennerhassett, Jenny ^a   Hilbers, Julieanne ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON ENGLISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL BACKGROUND;

EID: 79960447450     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00063.x     Document Type: Article

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