Going beyond the numbers - A call to redefine polypharmacy

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 915-916

  Hughes, Carmel M ^a,b   Cooper, Janine A ^a,b   Ryan, Cristin ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of General Practice HRB Centre for Primary Care Research Beaux Lane House   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY CARE;

EID: 84901343980     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12284     Document Type: Note

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