Older adults living with osteoarthritis: Examining the relationship of age and gender to medicine use

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-333

  Fisher, Judith E ^a   Ballantyne, Peri J ^b   Hawker, Gillian A ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; gender; medication use; older adults; osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84865416198     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980812000256     Document Type: Article

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