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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Main Authors: Gorup Eva, Rifel Janez, Petek šter Marija
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-06-01
Series:Slovenian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0018