Analgesic use among community-dwelling people aged 75 years and older: A population-based interview study

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-244

  Pokela, Niina ^a   Bell, J Simon ^a   Lihavainen, Katri ^a,b   Sulkava, Raimo ^a   Hartikainen, Sirpa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Leppavirta Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Analgesics; Cross sectional studies; Drug utilization; Elderly; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; POLYPHARMACY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; POLYPHARMACY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955480702     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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