Issue 6/2015
Content (8 Articles)
Current Opinion
Pain in the Frail or Elderly Patient: Does Tapentadol Have a Role?
Felicity C. Veal, Gregory M. Peterson
Review Article
Management of Elderly Patients with Plasma Cell Myeloma
Erica L. Campagnaro, Teresa E. Goebel, Hillard M. Lazarus
Review Article
Pharmacological Smoking Cessation Therapies in Older Adults: A Review of the Evidence
Philip B. Cawkwell, Caroline Blaum, Scott E. Sherman
Systematic Review
A Risk-Benefit Assessment of Dementia Medications: Systematic Review of the Evidence
Jacob S. Buckley, Shelley R. Salpeter
Original Research Article
Efficacy and Tolerability of Sitagliptin Compared with Glimepiride in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Inadequate Glycemic Control: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Non-Inferiority Trial
Paul Hartley, Yue Shentu, Patricia Betz-Schiff, Gregory T. Golm, Christine McCrary Sisk, Samuel S. Engel, R. Ravi Shankar
Original Research Article
Positive Effects of a Sufficient Pre-fracture Serum Vitamin D Level on the Long-Term Survival of Hip Fracture Patients in Finland: A Minimum 11-Year Follow-Up
Ilona Nurmi-Lüthje, Peter Lüthje, Juha-Pekka Kaukonen, Matti Kataja
Original Research Article
Phase II Study of a Platinum-Based Adapted Chemotherapy Regimen Combined with Radiotherapy in Patients 75 Years and Older with Esophageal Cancer
Stéphanie Servagi-Vernat, Gilles Créhange, Bernard Roullet, Valentine Guimas, Philippe Maingon, Marc Puyraveau, Jean François Bosset
Open Access
Original Research Article
Computerized Decision Support Improves Medication Review Effectiveness: An Experiment Evaluating the STRIP Assistant’s Usability
Michiel C. Meulendijk, Marco R. Spruit, A. Clara Drenth-van Maanen, Mattijs E. Numans, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Paul A. F. Jansen, Wilma Knol