Effect of number of medications and use of potentially inappropriate medications on frailty among early-stage older outpatients

• Main Authors: Yuya Uragami (Author), Kazuhiro Takikawa (Author), Hajime Kareki (Author), Koji Kimura (Author), Kazuyuki Yamamoto (Author), Naomi Iihara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Frailty is an urgent concern among an aging population worldwide. However, the relationship between frailty and number and types of medications has not been studied in detail among early-stage older patients, and it is unclear what prescriptions may have a role in preventing frai...