POLYPHARMACY AS A PREDICTOR OF SARCOPENIA, DISABILITY, AND MORTALITY AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

AIM: To identify whether the types and the numbers of prescribed medications increase the risks of sarcopenia, disability, and all-cause mortality in Japanese community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: A total of 2,019 older adults (mean age, 73.0 ± 5.6 years; 51% women) were randomly selected from a...

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Published in:Innov Aging
Main Authors: Tanaka, T, Akishita, M, Unyaporn, S, Iijima, K
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6239834/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy031.3653
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