Prevalence of polypharmacy use and association with mortality: a cohort study of elderly people in Southern Brazil, 2014-2017

Abstract Objective: To characterize prevalence of polypharmacy use and its association with mortality in elderly people. Methods: Prospective cohort (2014 to 2017), with non-institutionalized individuals aged 60 years or over, living in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Association between polyp...

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Main Authors: Cristina Heloisa Müller, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Renata Moraes Bielemann, Karla Pereira Machado, Elaine Tomasi, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Marysabel Pinto Telis Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministério da Saúde do Brasil 2025-04-01
Series:Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-96222025000100206&lng=en&tlng=en
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