The assessment of renal function in relation to the use of drugs in elderly in nursing homes; A cohort study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Modig, Sara ^a   Lannering, Christina ^b   Östgren, Carl Johan ^c   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b,c   Midlöv, Patrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78651077226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-1     Document Type: Article

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