Comparison of the association between disease burden and inappropriate medication use across three cohorts of older adults

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-247

  Rigler, Sally K ^a   Perera, Subashan ^a   Jachna, Carolyn ^a   Shireman, Theresa I ^a,b   Eng, Marty ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Comorbidity; Drug therapy; Practice patterns

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CYCLANDELATE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOXEPIN; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYZINE; HYOSCYAMINE; INDOMETACIN; METAXALONE; METHOCARBAMOL; METHYLDOPA; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; RESERPINE; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE; TRIPELENNAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 15044348920     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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