The effect of polypharmacy on healthcare services utilization in older adults with comorbidities: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Older adults are more prone to increasing comorbidities and polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is associated with inappropriate prescribing and an increased risk of adverse effects. This study examined the effect of polypharmacy in older adults on healthcare services utilization (HSU). It also e...

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Autores principales: Doumat, George, Daher, Darine, Itani, Mira, Abdouni, Lina, El Asmar, Khalil, Assaf, Georges
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37237338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02070-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10214698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37237338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02070-0

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