Gynecologic Care of Elderly Women

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 219-223

  Richman, Susan M ^a   Drickamer, Margaret A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; Geriatrics; gynecology; long term care

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOBETASOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; FLUCONAZOLE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SOAP; TAMOXIFEN;

COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREAM; CURETTAGE; DRUG ABSORPTION; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LIVER TOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALITY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PAIN; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUPPOSITORY; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA MYCOSIS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 34247890131     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.019     Document Type: Review

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