Inappropriate prescribing in older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 530-532

  Howard, Rachel ^a   Avery, Tony ^b  

^a Broxtowe and Hucknall Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8644219716     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh217     Document Type: Editorial

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