Polypharmacy, chronic diseases and nutritional markers in community-dwelling older

Polypharmacy is a common practice among the elderly, but few studies have evaluated its association with nutritional markers. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of polypharmacy and its association with nutritional markers, chronic diseases, sociodemographic and health variables. Th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erika Aparecida Silveira, Luana Dalastra, Valéria Pagotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000400818&lng=en&tlng=en