Geriatric pharmacology and pharmacotherapy education for health professionals and students: A systematic review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 762-773

  Keijsers, Carolina J P W ^a   van Hensbergen, Larissa ^a   Jacobs, Lotte ^a   Brouwers, Jacobus R B J ^a   de Wildt, Dick J ^b   ten Cate, Olle Th J ^b   Jansen, Paul A F ^a  

^a Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Medical education; Pharmacology; Pharmacotherapy; Postgraduate; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CURRICULUM; DELIRIUM; DENTAL STUDENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PHARMACOTHERAPY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING STUDENT; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STUDENT SATISFACTION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867387020     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04268.x     Document Type: Review

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