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Characterising polypharmacy in the very old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study
BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is potentially harmful and under-researched amongst the fastest growing subpopulation, the very old (aged ≥85). We aimed to characterise polypharmacy using data from the Newcastle 85+ Study—a prospective cohort of people born in 1921 who turned 85 in 2006 (n = 845). METHODS:...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7815158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33465141 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245648 |