Is Excessive Polypharmacy a Transient or Persistent Phenomenon? A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan
Objectives: Target populations with persistent polypharmacy should be identified prior to implementing strategies against inappropriate medication use, yet limited information regarding such populations is available. The main objectives were to explore the trends of excessive polypharmacy, whether t...
Main Authors: | Yi-Jen Wang, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Pei-Chen Lee, Yu-Chun Chen, Li-Fang Chou, Yueh-Ching Chou, Tzeng-Ji Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00120/full |
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