A study of polypharmacy and its associated factors among elderly patients in Family Medicine Clinic University Science Malaysia Hospital

International Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-126

  Senik, Saniah ^a   Kadir, Azidah Abd ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; HORMONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745648338     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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