Prevalence of chronic disease in the elderly based on a national pharmacy claims database [4]

Age and Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 633-636

  Naughton, Corina ^a   Bennett, Kathleen ^a   Feely, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER BIAS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THYROID DISEASE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33750344383     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl106     Document Type: Letter

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