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Rates, variability, and associated factors of polypharmacy in nursing home patients
OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate and variability of polypharmacy in nursing home (NH) residents and investigate its relationship to age, sex, functional status, length of stay, and comorbidities. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional, multicenter study that included six nursing homes. Demographic...
Autores principales: | Beloosesky, Yichayaou, Nenaydenko, Olga, Gross Nevo, Revital Feige, Adunsky, Abraham, Weiss, Avraham |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849000/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348028 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S52698 |
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