Factors affecting access to drug therapy in the elderly

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Dombrower, Howard ^a   Izukawa, Terumi A ^b,c   Veinish, Shelley L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR CONTROL; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWALLOWING; VISION;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 0031786159     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-199813040-00006     Document Type: Review

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