Polypharmacy issues in older adults

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 97-104

  Chiang Hanisko, Lenny ^a   Tan, Jung Ying ^b   Chiang, Ling Chun ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Older adults; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; OLDER ADULTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYPHARMACY;

OLDER ADULTS; POLYPHARMACY;

AGED; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 84906654678     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6224/JN.61.3.97     Document Type: Article

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