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