Dose-response relationships between polypharmacy and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older people.

Yun-Ting HuangAndrew Steptoe Li Wei Paola Zaninotto

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)

Structured medication reviews are currently advised for heightened polypharmacy, but our results suggest that greater attention to polypharmacy in general for older people may reduce adverse effects and improve older adults' health.

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