Prevalence, risk factors and health outcomes associated with polypharmacy among urban community-dwelling older adults in multi-ethnic Malaysia

Background Polypharmacy has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the older population. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, risk factors and health outcomes associated with polypharmacy in a cohort of urban community-dwelling older adults receiving c...

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Main Authors: Lim, L.M., McStea, M., Chung, W.W., Azmi, N.N., Aziz, S.A.A., Alwi, S., Kamarulzaman, A., Kamaruzzaman, S.B., Chua, S.S., Rajasuriar, R.
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Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/19115/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173466
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