Medication regimens: In older home care patients

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 45-55

  Dierich, Mary T ^a,b   Mueller, Christine ^a   Westra, Bonnie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG THERAPY; HOME CARE; HUMAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS;

EID: 84856040107     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20111103-02     Document Type: Article

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