FREQUENCY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND DRUG USE IN TURKISH ELDERLY POPULATION FOLLOWED UP AT CARDIOLOGY CLINICS: THE ELDERTURK STUDY
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.73-81, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-81
- Anahtar Kelimeler: aged, cardiovascular disease, risk factors, RISK-FACTORS, PRESCRIPTION, PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSES, TURKEY
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: In Turkey, there is a lack of data on the frequency of cardiovascular diseases, risk factors, co-morbid diseases, and drug usage among the elderly population. We aimed to compile a data of frequency of cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular risk factors, concomitant diseases, and drug usage among elderly patients visiting cardiology clinics in Turkey.