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Medication transitions and polypharmacy in older adults following acute care

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Medication changes at transitions of care and polypharmacy are growing concerns that adversely impact optimal drug use. We aimed to describe transitions and patterns of medication use before and 1 year after older patients were hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia, the...

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Autores principales: Gamble, John-Michael, Hall, Jill J, Marrie, Thomas J, Sadowski, Cheryl A, Majumdar, Sumit R, Eurich, Dean T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24672243
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S58707