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Costs of medication in older patients: before and after comprehensive geriatric assessment

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy and inappropriate drug use cause numerous complications, such as cognitive impairment, frailty, falls, and functional dependence. The present study aimed to determine the effect of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medica...

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Autores principales: Unutmaz, Gulcin Done, Soysal, Pinar, Tuven, Busra, Isik, Ahmet Turan
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/PMC5898882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29674846
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S159966