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An anticholinergic burden score for German prescribers: score development

BACKGROUND: Anticholinergic drugs put elderly patients at a higher risk for falls, cognitive decline, and delirium as well as peripheral adverse reactions like dry mouth or constipation. Prescribers are often unaware of the drug-based anticholinergic burden (ACB) of their patients. This study aimed...

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Published in:BMC Geriatr
Main Authors: Kiesel, Esther Katharina, Hopf, Yvonne Marina, Drey, Michael
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180424/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305048
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0929-6
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