Prevalence and Predictors of Night Sweats, Day Sweats, and Hot Flashes in Older Primary Care Patients: An OKPRN Study
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Prevalence and predictors of night sweats, day sweats, and hot flashes in older primary care patients: an OKPRN study.
PURPOSE We wanted to estimate the prevalence of night sweats, day sweats, and hot flashes in older primary care patients and identify associated factors. METHODS We undertook a cross-sectional study of patients older than 64 years recruited from the practices of 23 family physicians. Variables included sociodemographic information, health habits, chronic medical problems, symptoms, quality of...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Family Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1544-1709,1544-1717
DOI: 10.1370/afm.72