Comparative associations between anticholinergic burden and emergency department visits for anticholinergic adverse events in older Korean adults: a nested case-control study using national claims data for validation of a novel country-specific scale

Comparative associations between anticholinergic burden and emergency department visits for anticholinergic adverse events in older Korean adults: a nested case-control study using national claims data for validation of a novel country-specific scale

Abstracts Background Considering the limited generalizability of previous anticholinergic burden scales, the Korean Anticholinergic Burden Scale (KABS) as a scale specific to the Korean population was developed. We aimed to validate the KABS by detecting the associations between high anticholinergic...

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Main Authors: Sunghee Hwang, Jee Eun Chung, Kwanghee Jun, Young-Mi Ah, Kwang-Il Kim, Ju-Yeun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
Subjects:
Anticholinergic syndromes
Cholinergic antagonists
Emergency medical services
Geriatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-020-00467-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-020-00467-6

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