title: Analgesic use in the elderly: the "pain" and simple truth: comment on "The comparative safety of analgesics in older adults with arthritis".
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors