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Sex differences in multimorbidity and polypharmacy trends: A repeated cross-sectional study of older adults in Ontario, Canada

BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity is increasing among older adults, but the impact of these recent trends on the extent and complexity of polypharmacy and possible variation by sex remains unknown. We examined sex differences in multimorbidity, polypharmacy (5+ medications) and hyper-polypharmacy (10+ medi...

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Autores principales: Maxwell, Colleen J., Mondor, Luke, Pefoyo Koné, Anna J., Hogan, David B., Wodchis, Walter P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33901232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250567