A community survey of identifiable symptomatic shoulder disorders in a sample of 644 elderly people over age 70 (318 male and 326 female) revealed a prevalence of 21%. Shoulder disorders were more common in women (25%, versus 17% in men). Approximately 70% of the cases of shoulder pain involved the
The use of Depot neuroleptics in the elderly: A survey
โ Scribed by Simon Thacker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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