Prescription medication use by Canadians aged 6 to 79

Health Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3-9

  Rotermann, Michelle ^a   Sanmartin, Claudia ^a   Hennessy, Deirdre ^a   Arthur, Michele ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Drug therapy; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITHYROID AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPYRETICS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903832029     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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