Propoxyphene use by community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly Medicare beneficiaries

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1099-1104

  Kamal Bahl, Sachin J ^a   Doshi, Jalpa A ^b   Stuart, Bruce C ^b   Briesacher, Becky A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Elderly; Inappropriate drug use; Long term care; Propoxyphene

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROPOXYPHENE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042522892     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51358.x     Document Type: Article

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