Centrally active prescribing for nursing home residents - How are we doing?

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 304-307

  Hughes, L D ^a   Hanslip, J ^b   Witham, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community geriatrics; Pain management; Prescribing; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT;

AGED; ANALGESIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84866734912     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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