Intentional medication nonadherence in a geriatric day hospital

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 260-264

  Dore, Naomi ^a   Merkley, Véronique French ^a   Monhan, Anne ^a  

^a University of Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS DIPYRIDAMOLE; ALENDRONIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ATORVASTATIN; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CELECOXIB; CITALOPRAM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENALAPRIL; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FOLIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; ISPAGULA; LOSARTAN; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; OMEPRAZOLE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRAZODONE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; EMERGENCY WARD; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 80955172140     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3821/1913-701X-144.6.260     Document Type: Article

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