Prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in Switzerland: data from the CoLaus study

Prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in Switzerland: data from the CoLaus study

Abstract Background Polypharmacy is a frequent condition, but its prevalence and determinants in the Swiss mid-aged population are unknown. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in a large Swiss mid-aged population-based sample. Methods Data from 4938 participants of t...

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Main Authors: Julien Castioni, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Nazanin Abolhassani, Peter Vollenweider, Gérard Waeber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Polypharmacy
Socio-economic
Smoking
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2793-z

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