Impact of high risk drug use on hospitalization and mortality in older people with and without Alzheimer's disease: a national population cohort study

Evidence is lacking about outcomes associated with the cumulative use of anticholinergic and sedative drugs in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This retrospective cohort study investigated the relationship between cumulative exposure to anticholinergic and sedative drugs and hospitalizatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.e83224
Hauptverfasser:	Gnjidic, Danijela, Hilmer, Sarah N, Hartikainen, Sirpa, Tolppanen, Anna-Maija, Taipale, Heidi, Koponen, Marjaana, Bell, J Simon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advertising executives Aged Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer Disease - mortality Alzheimer's disease Anticholinergics Biology Cholinergic Antagonists - adverse effects Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Confidence intervals Drugs Exposure Female Finland - epidemiology Health aspects Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives - adverse effects Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Medical research Medicine Mortality Neurodegenerative diseases Older people Population studies Population-based studies Prescription Drug Misuse - statistics & numerical data Psychotropic drugs Regression Analysis Risk Factors Studies
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