Number of consulting medical institutions and risk of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older people under a healthcare system with free access: a cross-sectional study in Japan

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Toshiki Suzuki (مؤلف), Masao Iwagami (مؤلف), Shota Hamada (مؤلف), Tomoyuki Matsuda (مؤلف), Nanako Tamiya (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Abstract Background Under the Japanese free access healthcare system, patients are allowed to consult multiple medical institutions (including clinics and hospitals for general or specialist consultation) without primary care referral. This potentially increases the risk of polypharmacy. We examined...