The influence of educational level on polypharmacy and inappropriate drug use: A register-based study of more than 600,000 older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-69

  Haider, Syed Imran ^a   Johnell, Kristina ^a   Weitoft, Gunilla Ringbäck ^b   Thorslund, Mats ^a,c   Fastbom, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b National Board of Health and Welfare   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug drug interactions; Education; Elderly; Inappropriate drug use; Polypharmacy; Registers; Socio economic position

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DIDANOSINE; DIURETIC AGENT; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 58149269422     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02040.x     Document Type: Article

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