Potential therapeutic competition in community-living older adults in the U.S.: use of medications that may adversely affect a coexisting condition.

The 75% of older adults with multiple chronic conditions are at risk of therapeutic competition (i.e. treatment for one condition may adversely affect a coexisting condition). The objective was to determine the prevalence of potential therapeutic competition in community-living older adults.Cross-se...

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Main Authors: Songprod Jonathan Lorgunpai, Marianthe Grammas, David S H Lee, Gail McAvay, Peter Charpentier, Mary E Tinetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3934884?pdf=render