Pharmacology and the older person: Effects on communication

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-86

  Vogel, Deanie ^a,b   Carter, Phyllis B ^c  

^a OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c S Texas Vetrans Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication disorders; Elderly; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPREOMYCIN; CAPTOPRIL; CHLOROQUINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CISPLATIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HALOPERIDOL; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROPRANOLOL; QUININE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; AGING; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TINNITUS;

EID: 0031793919     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199812000-00008     Document Type: Review

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