Prevalence and determinants of polypharmacy in Switzerland: data from the CoLaus study.

Julien CastioniPedro Marques-VidalNazanin AbolhassaniPeter VollenweiderGérard Waeber

Published in: BMC health services research (2017)

One out of nine participants of our sample is on polypharmacy. Increasing age, body mass index, smoking and lower education independently increase the likelihood of being on polypharmacy.

Keyphrases

body mass index
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electronic health record
physical activity
big data
quality improvement
emergency department
machine learning
weight loss