Gender-specific linkages: frailty, polypharmacy, anti-cholinergic burden, and 5-year mortality risk—a real-world analysis
Background With higher age, frailty escalates the risk of falls, unexpected physical dysfunction, hospitalization, and mortality. Polypharmacy in the older population is a major challenge that not only increases medical costs, but also may worsen the risk of hospitalization and death. More important...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-11-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/16262.pdf |