The prevalence of diarrhea and its association with drug use in elderly outpatients: A multicenter study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2816-2823

  Pilotto, Alberto ^a   Franceschi, Marilisa ^a,b   Vitale, Dino ^c   Zaninelli, Augusto ^d   Di Mario, Francesco ^b   Seripa, Davide ^a   Rengo, Franco ^c  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Clinical Epidemiology Service IRCCS Fondazione Maugeri   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INSULIN; IRON SALT; LAXATIVE; LEVOTHYROXINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; TICLOPIDINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 55349108861     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02107.x     Document Type: Article

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