Analysis of the association between polypharmacy and socioeconomic position among elderly aged ≥77 years in Sweden

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 419-427

  Haider, Syed Imran ^a   Johnell, Kristina ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^a,b   Fastbom, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

drug use; elderly; patient safety; pharmacoepidemiology; polypharmacy; socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID; LAXATIVE; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; SEX; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; SWEDISH PANEL STUDY OF LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE OLDEST OLD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; POLYPHARMACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 41549111001     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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