Factors associated with a continuous regular analgesic use - A population-based study of more than 45 000 Danish women and men 18-45 years of age

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-74

  Hargreave, Marie ^a   Andersen, Tina Veje ^a   Nielsen, Ann ^a   Munk, Christian ^a   Liaw, Kai Li ^b   Kjaer, Susanne K ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analgesic use; Gender differences; Lifestyle factors; Self rated health; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TABLET; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TABLETS;

EID: 75749090382     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1864     Document Type: Article

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