Anticholinergic burden and most common anticholinergic-acting medicines in older general practice patients
Anticholinergic burden in older adults has been correlated with cognitive decline, delirium, dizziness and confusion, falls and hospitalisations. Nevertheless, anticholinergic-acting medications remain commonly prescribed in up to a third of older adults in primary care population. Our aim was to st...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2018-06-01
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Series: | Slovenian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0018 |