Clinical pharmacology of old age syndromes

Article date: September 2003

By: C. Broadhurst, K. C. M. Wilson, M. T. Kinirons, A. Wagg, J. K. Dhesi, in Volume 56, Issue 3, pages 261-272

Several syndromes occur in old age. They are often associated with increased mortality and in all there is a paucity of basic and clinical research. The recent developments in the clinical pharmacology of three common syndromes of old age (delirium, urinary incontinence, and falls) are discussed along with directions for future research.

DOI: 10.1046/j.0306-5251.2003.01877.x

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