Number of Medications and Mortality Among Residents in Nursing Homes

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 May;20(5):643-645. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.11.028. Epub 2019 Jan 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cause of Death
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Mortality / trends*
  • Nursing Homes / organization & administration*
  • Polypharmacy*
  • Risk Factors
  • Spain