Effect of a pharmacist medication review in elderly patients discharged from the hospital

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1346-1347

  Ahmad, Abeer ^a   Nijpels, Giel ^a   Dekker, Jacqueline M ^a   Kostense, Piet J ^a   Hugtenburg, Jacqueline G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICATION REVIEW; MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84867152119     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2816     Document Type: Article

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