Medication use among community-dwelling older Icelanders. Population-based study in urban and rural areas;Lyfjanotkun eldri íslendinga sem búa heima: Lýogrunduo rannsókn í dreifbýli og péttbýli

Laeknabladid

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 675-680

  Sigurdardottir, A K ^a   Arnadottir, S A ^a   Gunnarsdottir, E D ^a  

^a Heilbrigoisvísindasvioi ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

ATC categorization; Elderly; Medicine use; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; ICELAND; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 82755165315     PISSN: 00237213     EISSN: 16704959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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