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Impact of geriatric comorbidity and polypharmacy on cholinesterase inhibitors prescribing in dementia
BACKGROUND: Although most guidelines recommend the use of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) for mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease, only a small proportion of affected patients receive these drugs. We aimed to study if geriatric comorbidity and polypharmacy influence the prescription of ChEIs...
Autores principales: | Hoffmann, Falk, van den Bussche, Hendrik, Wiese, Birgitt, Schön, Gerhard, Koller, Daniela, Eisele, Marion, Glaeske, Gerd, Scherer, Martin, Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3262154/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22145796 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-11-190 |
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