Characterizing caregiver-mediated medication management in patients with memory loss

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 30-39

  Erlen, Judith A ^a   Lingler, Jennifer ^a   Sereika, Susan M ^a   Tamres, Lisa K ^a   Happ, Mary Beth ^b   Tang, Fengyan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879736142     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20130220-91     Document Type: Article

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