Factors associated with polypharmacy in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis of data from The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

OBJECTIVES: While older age and ill health are known to be associated with polypharmacy, this paper aims to identify whether wealth, body mass index (BMI), smoking and alcohol consumption are also associated with polypharmacy (5–9 prescribed medications) and hyperpolypharmacy prevalence (≥10 prescri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Slater, Natasha, White, Simon, Venables, Rebecca, Frisher, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29540422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020270

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5857661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29540422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020270

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