DRUG-USE IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION

被引：31

作者：

HALE, WE

MARKS, RG

STEWART, RB

机构：

[1] UNIV FLORIDA,DEPT STAT,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611

[2] UNIV FLORIDA,DEPT CLIN PHARMACOL,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY | 1979年 / 27卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1979.tb06061.x

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

ABSTRACT: Drug usage was studied in a geriatric hypertension‐screening program. A questionnaire was used to collect the required information from patients visiting the clinic during three successive years. The study included 1,711 patients, of whom 76.6 percent were regularly using a drug preparation. A consistent increase was noted in the average number of drug categories used with increasing age, from 1.6 in patients under 70 to 2.6 in patients over 84 years old. The most common drug categories involved were antihypertensive agents, cardiovascular drugs, vitamins, and internal analgesics. 1979 The American Geriatrics Society

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页码：374 / 377

页数：4