Polypharmacy in community-based older adults: results of the Fibra study

Abstract Objectives : To estimate the prevalence of polypharmacy among older adults (≥65 years); to verify its association with sociodemographic variables, nutritional status and health conditions; to describe the prevalence of polypharmacy according to the presence of specific chronic diseases, an...

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Main Authors: Priscila de Paula Marques, Daniela de Assumpção, Roseli Rezende, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2020-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232019000500204&tlng=en