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Effect of polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and anticholinergic burden on clinical outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Wan-Hsuan Lu, Yu-Wen Wen, Liang-Kung Chen and Fei-Yuan Hsiao
CMAJ March 03, 2015 187 (4) E130-E137; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141219
Wan-Hsuan Lu
Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy (Lu, Hsiao), College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center (Wen), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center (Chen), National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine (Hsiao), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy (Hsiao), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
MSYu-Wen Wen
Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy (Lu, Hsiao), College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center (Wen), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center (Chen), National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine (Hsiao), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy (Hsiao), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
PhDLiang-Kung Chen
Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy (Lu, Hsiao), College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center (Wen), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center (Chen), National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine (Hsiao), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy (Hsiao), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
MD PhDFei-Yuan Hsiao
Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy (Lu, Hsiao), College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center (Wen), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center (Chen), National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Chen), Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine (Hsiao), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy (Hsiao), National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Effect of polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and anticholinergic burden on clinical outcomes: a retrospective cohort study
Wan-Hsuan Lu, Yu-Wen Wen, Liang-Kung Chen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao
CMAJ Mar 2015, 187 (4) E130-E137; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.141219
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