A new lexicon for polypharmacy: Implications for research, practice, and education

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 468-471

  Gillette, Chris ^a   Prunty, Leesa ^a   Wolcott, Janet ^a   Broedel Zaugg, Kimberly ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Pharmacy; Polypharmacy; Research

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; NOMENCLATURE; POLYPHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH; TRENDS;

EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; POLYPHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84927972956     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.08.010     Document Type: Note

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