Prevalence and predictors of polypharmacy among older primary care patients in Germany

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-19

  Junius Walker, Ulrike ^a   Theile, G ^a   Hummers Pradier, E ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Family medicine; Patient safety; Prescribing; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADL DISABILITY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 33947428722     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cml067     Document Type: Article

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