The difficulty of opening medicine containers in old age: A population-based study

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 393-398

  Beckman, Anna ^a   Bernsten, Cecilia ^a   Parker, Marti G ^b,c   Thorslund, Mats ^b,c,d   Fastbom, Johan ^b,c  

^a Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Drug utilization; Elderly; Medication management; Medicine containers; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SWEDEN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 28844471357     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-005-7903-z     Document Type: Article

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