Pharmacoepidemiology of the elderly in Brazil: State of the art

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ribeiro, Andréia Q ^a   De A Acurcio, Francisco ^b   Wick, Jeannette Y ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Elderly; Pharmacoepidemiology; Rational drug use

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; THALIDOMIDE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHOCOMELIA; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 59049108180     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2009.30     Document Type: Article

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