Association of polypharmacy with nutritional status, functional ability and cognitive capacity over a three‐year period in an elderly population
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety2011Vol. 20(5), pp. 514–522
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Abstract
Excessive polypharmacy is associated with decline in nutritional status, functional ability and cognitive capacity in elderly persons. However, the changes in nutrition, physical functionality and cognition over a three-year period cannot be predicted by polypharmacy status.
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