Impact of High Risk Drug Use on Hospitalization and Mortality in Older People with and without Alzheimer’s Disease: A National Population Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Evidence is lacking about outcomes associated with the cumulative use of anticholinergic and sedative drugs in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This retrospective cohort study investigated the relationship between cumulative exposure to anticholinergic and sedative drugs and hospita...

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Autores principales: Gnjidic, Danijela, Hilmer, Sarah N., Hartikainen, Sirpa, Tolppanen, Anna-Maija, Taipale, Heidi, Koponen, Marjaana, Bell, J. Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24454696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083224