Improving medicine selection for older people: Do we need an Australian classification for inappropriate medicines use?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 9-10

  Bell, J Simon ^a   Le Couteur, David G ^b   McLachlan, Andrew J ^c   Chen, Timothy F ^c   Moles, Rebekah J ^c   Basger, Benjamin J ^c   Hilmer, Sarah N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOTE;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84863354500     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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