Medical and dental status of a culture in transition, the case of the Inuit elderly of Canada
作者:
Douglas Galan,
Olva Odlum,
Ruby Grymonpre,
Michel Brecx,
期刊:
Gerodontology
(WILEY Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 10,
issue 1
页码: 44-50
ISSN:0734-0664
年代: 1993
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-2358.1993.tb00079.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: epidemiology;geriatrics;medical health;drug utilization;oral health
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
The medical and dental status, and drug utilisation pattern of Canadian Inuit elders (60+years) were evaluated. Inuit elders averaged 6.3 medical conditions per person, primarily nervous system‐sense organ deficits, respiratory problems and systemic infections. The mean number of drugs being used was 2.5 per person, primarily analgesics, bronchodilators and antibiotics. Poorly fitting dentures, and high levels of tooth decay, periodontal disease, soft tissue and TMJ anomalies were documented. Compared to older southern Canadians, the medical and dental findings for these Inuit elders were different. Drug utilisation rates were consistent with older southern Canadians, but different drugs were take
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