Analgesic use and frailty among community-dwelling older people: A population-based study

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-136

  Koponen, Marjaana P H ^a   Bell, J Simon ^a,b   Karttunen, Niina M ^a   Nykänen, Irma A ^a   Desplenter, Franciska A M ^a,c   Hartikainen, Sirpa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DRUG USE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANALGESICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84876269374     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40266-012-0046-8     Document Type: Article

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