Polypharmacy in nursing home and community-dwelling elderly;Toplum i̇çinde yaşayan ve bakimevi̇nde kalan yaşlilarda poli̇farmasi̇

Turk Geriatri Dergisi

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-121

  Dişcigil, Güzel ^a   Tekinc Nil ^a   Anadol, Zübeyde ^b   Bozkaya, Ayfer Oklay ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bakim Merkezi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Community; Daily living activities; Elderly; Nursing home; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KATZ INDEX; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 33750307598     PISSN: 13042947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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