Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults

Polypharmacy among Underserved Older African American Adults

The purpose of the present study was to examine correlates of polypharmacy among underserved community-dwelling older African American adults. Methods. This study recruited 400 underserved older African Americans adults living in South Los Angeles. The structured face-to-face interviews collected da...

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Main Authors:	Mohsen Bazargan, James Smith, Masoud Movassaghi, David Martins, Hamed Yazdanshenas, Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Gail Orum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:	Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6026358

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