This review examines sex differences in health and survival, with a focus on the Nordic
countries. There is a remarkable discrepancy between the health and survival of the sexes …

BACKGROUND:: Nursing home residents are prescribed more medications than patients in
any other clinical setting. Although pharmacotherapy for older nursing home residents is …

Adult cognitive development is one of the most important, yet neglected aspects in the study
of human psychology. Although the development of cognition and intelligence during …

Background Despite concerns about racial differences on adherence to prescribed
medication rigimens among older adults, current information about nonadherence among …

Objectives Researchers need to be confident about the reliability of epidemiologic studies
that quantify medication use through self-report. Some evidence suggests that psychiatric …

Background: Few studies have compared the risk of recurrent falls across various
antidepressant agents—using detailed dosage and duration data—among community …

✦ Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains an important adverse effect
despite the introduction of new antiemetic medications, with delayed effects more common …

Objectives To estimate the agreement between interview-ascertained medication use and
pharmacy records among the population aged older than 50 years, and to identify patient …

Background While self-reported data are commonly used as a source of medication use for
pharmaco-epidemiological studies, such information is prone to forms of bias. Several …

Abstract Purpose In Europe, little empirical evidence is available about over-the-counter
(OTC) drug consumption and risk perceptions. The objective of this study was to describe …