Results of integrating pharmaceutical care in an Acute Geriatric Unit;Resultados de la integración de la atención farmacéutica en una Unidad de Agudos de Geriatría

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 49-54

  Delgado Silveira, Eva ^a   Álvarez Díaz, Ana ^a   Pérez Menéndez Conde, Covadonga ^a   Muñoz García, María ^a   Cruz Jentoft, Alfonso ^a   Bermejo Vicedo, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geriatric patients; Inappropriate prescribing elderly; Pharmaceutical care; STOPP START criteria

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GERIATRIC CARE UNIT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84859429560     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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