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Geriatricians health survey 2000
Author(s)	David Watts, Edeson Damasco-Ty, Frank Ryan
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 11, November 2001
Pages	pp 1535-1538
Keywords	Geriatricians ; Health [elderly] ; Vitamins ; Preventative medicine ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	1,524 US medical personnel with geriatric medicine qualifications and members of the American Geriatrics Society returned completed questionnaires (58% response) in a survey of their preventive health behaviours. 74% were men. Most responding geriatricians took at least one vitamin supplement: 50% vitamin E, 50% a multivitamin (MVI), and 31% vitamin C. Calcium ingestion was common among women. More than 90% of the respondents recommended vitamins, especially multivitamins and vitamin E, at least sometimes. Recommendations for ginkgo (38%) and St John's wort (33%) were also common. Almost half had completed a formal advance directive. Exercise was practised at least weekly by 88%. Cigarette smoking was rare (1%), but at least occasional alcohol use was common (85%). (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011210220 A
Classmark	QT4: CC: CFE: LK2: 3F: 7T
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