Structured pharmaceutical analysis of the systematic tool to reduce inappropriate prescribing is an effective method for final-year medical students to improve polypharmacy skills: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1353-1359

  Keijsers, Carolina J P W ^a,b   Van Doorn, Adriaan B D ^c   Van Kalles, Anouk ^a   De Wildt, Dick J ^a   Brouwers, Jacobus R B J ^a   Van De Kamp, Henrieke J ^a   Jansen, Paul A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

E learning; medical education; medical student; medication review; polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

E-LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICATION REVIEW; POLYPHARMACY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904464968     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12884     Document Type: Article

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