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Are antidementia drugs associated with reduced mortality after a hospital emergency admission in the population with dementia aged 65 years and older?

INTRODUCTION: People with dementia experience poor outcomes after hospital admission, with mortality being particularly high. There is no cure for dementia; antidementia medications have been shown to improve cognition and function, but their effect on mortality in real-world settings is little know...

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Autores principales: Hapca, Simona, Burton, Jennifer Kirsty, Cvoro, Vera, Reynish, Emma, Donnan, Peter T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6728828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31517030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.07.011