Anticholinergic burden in adult and elderly people with intellectual disabilities: Results from an Italian multicenter cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND:Adults and older people with intellectual disabilities (ID) frequently receive anti-cholinergic drugs in chronic use, but no studies in Italy to date have investigated cumulative anticholinergic exposure and factors associated with high anticholinergic burden in this frail population. AIM...

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Main Authors: Luc Pieter De Vreese, Ulrico Mantesso, Elisa De Bastiani, Annachiara Marangoni, Elisabeth Weger, Tiziano Gomiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6209221?pdf=render