How much do elders with chronic conditions know about their medications?

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chan, Frank Wan Kin ^a   Wong, Fiona Yan Yan ^a   So, Wing Yee ^a   Kung, Kenny ^a,b   Wong, Carmen Ka Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Elderly; Medication knowledge; Side effects

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; VERY ELDERLY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84879082447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-59     Document Type: Article

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