Self reported symptoms in the elderly. Prevalence and association with drug use

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-117

  Cornelius, Christel ^a   Fastbom, Johan ^a   Claesson, Cecilia B ^b,c   Wills, Phillippa ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^d   Viitanen, Matti ^a   Winblad, Bengt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Natl Corp of Swedish Pharmacies   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRICS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031044786     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199713020-00007     Document Type: Article

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