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Profiles of polypharmacy in older adults and medication associations with signs of aspiration.

Dai PuMichael C H WongEdwin M L YiuKaren Man Kei Chan
Published in: Expert review of clinical pharmacology (2021)
Different profiles of polypharmacy can be observed in older adults, but none were independently associated with signs of aspiration. In addition to known demographic and functional status variables, benzodiazepine-use was found to be independently associated with signs of aspiration (p = .005, B = 7.94).
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