Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Alldred, David P ^a   Kennedy, Mary Claire ^a   Hughes, Carmel ^b   Chen, Timothy F ^c   Miller, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG COST; EMBASE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING HOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84969517306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009095.pub3     Document Type: Review

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