Drug use patterns in a very elderly population. A seven-year review

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 389-398

  Giron, Maria Stella T ^a   Claesson, Cecilia ^b   Thorslund, Mats ^c   Oke, Thimothy ^b   Winblad, Bengt ^a   Fastbom, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; VITAMIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032978959     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199917050-00005     Document Type: Article

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