Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Multicenter, patient registry. SETTING: Community-living persons evaluated in primary care, geriatric, and Alzheimer ambulatory settings. PARTICIPANTS: Of the 930 persons in three diagnostic categories, there were 671 with probable or possible Alzheimer's disease by NINCDS/ADRDA criteria or Alzheimer's disease by DSM-III-R criteria, 162 multi- infarct cases by DSM-III-R criteria, and 97 mixed cases by DSM-III-R criteria. In each diagnostic category, 65% were women, and the majority were 70 years or older. MEASUREMENTS: The average number of all prescription and non-prescription drugs and selected therapeutic categories by age, sex, diagnosis, and mini-mental status score at the time of diagnosis or evaluation. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | T P Semla, D Cohen, G Paveza, C Eisdorfer, P Gorelick, D Luchins, R Hirschman, S Freels, P Levy, J W Ashford |
Journal | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
(J Am Geriatr Soc)
Vol. 41
Issue 4
Pg. 408-13
(Apr 1993)
ISSN: 0002-8614 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8463528
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Cardiovascular Agents
- Central Nervous System Agents
- Nonprescription Drugs
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Topics |
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Alzheimer Disease
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Cardiovascular Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Central Nervous System Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Chicago
(epidemiology)
- Chronic Disease
(epidemiology)
- Dementia, Multi-Infarct
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Drug Prescriptions
(statistics & numerical data)
- Drug Therapy
(classification, statistics & numerical data)
- Drug Utilization
- Female
- Florida
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Illinois
(epidemiology)
- Male
- Mental Status Schedule
- Nonprescription Drugs
(therapeutic use)
- Prevalence
- Registries
- Sex Factors
- Wisconsin
(epidemiology)
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