Polypharmacy in older patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with excessive polypharmacy

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is common in older people and associated with potential harms. The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of an older multimorbid population with polypharmacy and to identify factors contributing to excessive polypharmacy in these patients. METHODS: This cross-...

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Autores principales: Rieckert, Anja, Trampisch, Ulrike S., Klaaßen-Mielke, Renate, Drewelow, Eva, Esmail, Aneez, Johansson, Tim, Keller, Sophie, Kunnamo, Ilkka, Löffler, Christin, Mäkinen, Joonas, Piccoliori, Giuliano, Vögele, Anna, Sönnichsen, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0795-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0795-5

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