Polypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study

Kutsal, Yesim; Barak, Anil; Atalay, Ayce; BAYDAR, TERKEN; Kucukoglu, Selcuk; TUNCER, TİRAJE; HİZMETLİ, SAMİ; DURSUN, NİGAR; EYİGÖR, SİBEL; Saridogan, Merih; Bodur, Hatice; Canturk, Ferhan; Turhanoglu, Ayse; Arslan, Sule; Basaran, Aynur

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.018

Polypharmacy in the Elderly: A Multicenter Study

Kutsal Y. G., Barak A., Atalay A., BAYDAR T., Kucukoglu S., TUNCER T., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, vol.10, no.7, pp.486-490, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.018
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.486-490
Keywords: Drugs, elderly, polypharmacy, socio-economic status, DRUG-USE, OLDER-PEOPLE
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the polypharmacy issue and its correlations with socio-economic variables in Turkish elderly patients.