Medication use patterns among elderly people in urban area in Northeastern Brazil;Perfil de utilização de medicamentos por idosos em á rea urbana do Nordeste do Brasil

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-564

  Coelho Filho, João Macêdo ^a,c   Marcopito, Luiz Francisco ^b   Castelo, Adauto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Aging health; Drug utilization; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prescriptions, drug; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; AGENTS AFFECTING METABOLISM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIGESTIVE TRACT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; MINERAL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCRIPTION; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 4544265141     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102004000400012     Document Type: Article

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