The health impacts of preventive cardiovascular medication reduction on older populations: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Polypharmacy is inevitable and appropriate for many conditions, but in some cases, it can be problematic resulting in an increased risk of harm and reduced quality of life. There has been an increasing interest to reduce cardioprotective medications in older adults to potentially...
Main Authors: | Rik S. van der Veen, Joseph J. Lee, Richard J. McManus, Richard F. D. Hobbs, Kamal R. Mahtani, Constantinos Koshiaris, James P. Sheppard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01741-2 |
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