Medication non-adherence among elderly patients newly discharged and receiving polypharmacy

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 283-289

  Pasina, L ^a   Brucato, A L ^b   Falcone, C ^b   Cucchi, E ^b   Bresciani, A ^b   Sottocorno, M ^b   Taddei, G C ^b   Casati, M ^b   Franchi, C ^a   Djade, C D ^a   Nobili, A ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 84898809019     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40266-014-0163-7     Document Type: Article

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