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The epidemiology of polypharmacy in older adults: register-based prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: Polypharmacy is the concomitant use of several drugs by a single person, and it increases the risk of adverse drug-related events in older adults. Little is known about the epidemiology of polypharmacy at the population level. We aimed to measure the prevalence and incidence of polypharma...

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Autores principales: Morin, Lucas, Johnell, Kristina, Laroche, Marie-Laure, Fastbom, Johan, Wastesson, Jonas W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5856059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29559811
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S153458