Psychotropic drug use and mortality in old people with dementia: investigating sex differences
Abstract Background Psychotropic drugs are common among old people with dementia, and have been associated with increased mortality. Previous studies have not investigated sex differences in this risk. This study was conducted to analyse associations between the use of antipsychotics, antidepressant...
Main Authors: | Jon Brännström, Gustaf Boström, Erik Rosendahl, Peter Nordström, Håkan Littbrand, Hugo Lövheim, Yngve Gustafson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40360-017-0142-9 |
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