The prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy at age 69: a British birth cohort study

The prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy at age 69: a British birth cohort study

Abstract Background To describe the development of polypharmacy and its components in a British birth cohort in its seventh decade and to investigate socioeconomic and gender differences independent of disease burden. Methods Data from the MRC National Survey for Health and Development were analysed...

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Main Authors: Mark James Rawle, Marcus Richards, Daniel Davis, Diana Kuh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Polypharmacy
Education
Social class
Socioeconomic position
Epidemiology
Disease burden
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0795-2

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