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Physician Factors Associated with Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use

Kenya Ie, Maria Felton, Sydney Springer, Stephen A. Wilson and Steven M. Albert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2017, 30 (4) 528-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170121
Kenya Ie
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (KI, MF, SS, SAW); University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh (KI, SMA); and UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA (MF, SS, SAW).
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Maria Felton
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (KI, MF, SS, SAW); University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh (KI, SMA); and UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA (MF, SS, SAW).
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Sydney Springer
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (KI, MF, SS, SAW); University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh (KI, SMA); and UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA (MF, SS, SAW).
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Stephen A. Wilson
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (KI, MF, SS, SAW); University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh (KI, SMA); and UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA (MF, SS, SAW).
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Steven M. Albert
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vol. 30 no. 4 528-536
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170121
PubMed 
28720634

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication March 10, 2017
  • Revision received March 22, 2017
  • Accepted for publication March 29, 2017
  • Published online July 18, 2017.

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© Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Kenya Ie, MD, PhD, MPH,
  2. Maria Felton, PharmD, BCPS,
  3. Sydney Springer, PharmD, BCPS,
  4. Stephen A. Wilson, MD, MPH and
  5. Steven M. Albert, PhD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (KI, MF, SS, SAW); University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh (KI, SMA); and UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA (MF, SS, SAW).
  1. Corresponding author: Kenya Ie, MD, PhD, MPH, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 (E-mail: iekenya0321{at}gmail.com).
  1. Prior presentation: Poster presented at the 44th North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 2016.

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Kenya Ie, Maria Felton, Sydney Springer, Stephen A. Wilson, Steven M. Albert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2017, 30 (4) 528-536; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170121

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