A longitudinal evaluation of medication use among the old-old population in Israel

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-73

  Blumstein, Tzvia ^a   Shmotkin, Dov ^b   Eyal, Nitza ^b   Shorek, Aviva ^b   Lerner Geva, Liat ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Medication use; Old old

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549046615     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027507307920     Document Type: Article

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