Anticholinergic Drugs in Geriatric Psychopharmacology
Drugs with anticholinergic action are widely prescribed in the elderly population due to their potential clinical benefits. However, these benefits are limited by adverse effects which may be serious in particular circumstances. This review presents different aspects of the use of anticholinergics i...
Main Authors: | Jorge López-Álvarez, Julia Sevilla-Llewellyn-Jones, Luis Agüera-Ortiz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01309/full |
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