Factors associated with suboptimal analgesic use in community-dwelling elderly

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 739-744

  Hanlon, Joseph T ^a,b,c   Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^a   Studenski, Stephanie A ^a,d,e   Ziqubu Page, Thandi ^f,g   Wall Jr , William E ^f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Ctr Stud of Aging and Hum Devmt   (United States)

^g SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030035528     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809603000706     Document Type: Article

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