A pharmacoepidemiologic study of community-dwelling, disabled older women: Factors associated with medication use

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Crentsil, Victor ^a   Ricks, Michelle O ^a   Xue, Qian Li ^a   Fried, Linda P ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Elderly; Medication use; Pharmacoepidemiology; Women

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IBUPROFEN; IRON; LEVOTHYROXINE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MULTIVITAMIN; NIFEDIPINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RANITIDINE; TRIAMTERENE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSON; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FRAIL ELDERLY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POLYPHARMACY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955483872     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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