SRx: a regional approach to geriatric medication education.
Medication use is becoming increasingly recognized as an important factor in the total health care needs of older persons. Combining clinical and educational interventions that reinforce one another can prove an effective means of educating the consumer and provider about geriatric medication misuse and strategies for its prevention. This paper discusses one such program, the SRx Regional Program of the San Francisco Bay area.
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Family Health Center, San Francisco General Hospital, CA 94110.
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D000368:Aged; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014481:United States
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