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Drug utilization pattern and factors associated with polypharmacy and excessive polypharmacy in geriatric medical out-patients at a rural health training centre in India
CONTEXT: Multiple chronic illnesses associated with ageing population demands the role of polypharmacy. Drug utilization study in terms of description of drug use pattern in the geriatric patients aids in monitoring polypharmacy as well as to determine the factors contributing to it. OBJECTIVES: To...
Autores principales: | Nitya, S., Ramya, G., Kiruthika, Sivagourounadin, Meenakshi, R, Devi, Jayabalan Nalini, Suganya, Ganesan, Pravin, S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415691/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568148 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2417_20 |
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