Gender difference in drug use in hospitalized elderly patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 483-490

  Santalucia, Paola ^a,b   Franchi, Carlotta ^b   Djade, Codjo D ^b   Tettamanti, Mauro ^b   Pasina, Luca ^b   Corrao, Salvatore ^c   Salerno, Francesco ^d   Marengoni, Alessandra ^e   Marcucci, Maura ^a,d   Nobili, Alessandro ^b   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gender; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; CLASSIFICATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POLYPHARMACY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84941599021     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.07.006     Document Type: Article

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