Factors associated with medicine use and non-use by Ontario seniors

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-431

  Ballantyne, Peri J ^a   Victor, J Charles ^a   Fisher, Judith E ^a   Marshman, Joan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Elderly; Medicine use and non use; Non prescription medicines; Prescription medicines

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 33645222566     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2006.0001     Document Type: Article

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