Number of consulting medical institutions and risk of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older people under a healthcare system with free access: a cross-sectional study in Japan

BACKGROUND: Under the Japanese free access healthcare system, patients are allowed to consult multiple medical institutions (including clinics and hospitals for general or specialist consultation) without primary care referral. This potentially increases the risk of polypharmacy. We examined the ass...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Toshiki, Iwagami, Masao, Hamada, Shota, Matsuda, Tomoyuki, Tamiya, Nanako
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32336271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05205-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32336271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05205-6

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