Use of prescribed drugs among older people in Japan: Association with not having a regular physician

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1425-1429

  Tsuji Hayashi, Yoko ^a   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^c   Green, Joseph ^d   Kurokawa, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Japan; Older people; Prescribed drugs; Regular care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032754038     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01561.x     Document Type: Article

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