Regional Differences in Prescribing Quality Among Elder Veterans and the Impact of Rural Residence

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-179

  Lund, Brian C ^a,b   Charlton, Mary E ^a   Steinman, Michael A ^c   Kaboli, Peter J ^a,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Geriatrics; Pharmacy; Quality; Rural

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84875811085     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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