Journal article
From pharmaco-therapy to pharmaco-prevention: trends in prescribing to older adults in Ontario, Canada, 1997-2006
Abstract
BackgroundThe developed world is undergoing a demographic transition with greater numbers of older adults and higher rates of chronic disease. Most elder care is now provided by primary care physicians, who prescribe the majority of medications taken by these patients. Despite these significant trends, little is known about population-level prescribing patterns to primary care patients aged 65+.MethodsWe conducted a population-based …
Authors
Bajcar JM; Wang L; Moineddin R; Nie JX; Tracy CS; Upshur RE
Journal
BMC Primary Care, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2010
DOI
10.1186/1471-2296-11-75
ISSN
1471-2296