Prevalence of long-term use of medicines with prolonged oral clearance in the elderly: A survey in north east England

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 267-272

  Maguire, A ^a,b   Baqir, W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; GENERIC DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, GENERIC; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SAMPLING STUDIES; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034626021     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800741a     Document Type: Review

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