Use of vitamin and mineral supplements in longterm care home residents

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-105

  Viveky, Navita ^a   Toffelmire, Lynda ^a   Thorpe, Lilian ^b   Billinsky, Jennifer ^a   Alcorn, Jane ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^c   Whiting, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Long term care; Older adults; Supplements

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84856586881     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H11-141     Document Type: Article

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