Drug utilization and polypharmacy among the elderly: A survey in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-43

  Rozenfeld, Suely ^a,b   Fonseca, Maria J M ^a,b   Acurcio, Francisco A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Minas Gerais Federal University ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Brazil; Cross sectional studies; Drug utilization; Health; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 42149162325     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008000100005     Document Type: Article

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