Medication Regimen Complexity and Number of Medications as Factors Associated With Unplanned Hospitalizations in Older People: A Population-based Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Adverse drug events are a leading cause of hospitalization among older people. Up to half of all medication-related hospitalizations are potentially preventable. The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the association between medication regimen complexity and number of...

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Autores principales: Wimmer, Barbara Caecilia, Bell, J. Simon, Fastbom, Johan, Wiese, Michael David, Johnell, Kristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26707381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv219

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26707381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv219

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