Racial disparities in quality of medication use in older adults: Findings from a longitudinal study

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 250-258

  Roth, Mary T ^a   Esserman, Denise A ^b   Ivey, Jena L ^a   Weinberger, Morris ^c,d  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

medication use; medication related problems; older adults; quality

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 80051552534     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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