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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...
Autores principales: | Morin, Lucas, Johnell, Kristina, Laroche, Marie-Laure, Fastbom, Johan, Wastesson, Jonas W |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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