Medication use and functional status decline in older adults: A narrative review

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 378-391

  Peron, Emily P ^a   Gray, Shelly L ^b   Hanlon, Joseph T ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; aged; drug use

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORTALIDONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PLACEBO; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RESERPINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ZOLPIDEM;

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83555173221     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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