Prevalence and predictors of polypharmacy among Korean elderly.

Polypharmacy is widespread in the elderly because of their multiple chronic health problems. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and predictors associated with polypharmacy in a nationally representative sample of Korean elderly individuals.We used the Korea Health Insuranc...

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Main Authors: Hong-Ah Kim, Ju-Young Shin, Mi-Hee Kim, Byung-Joo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051604?pdf=render