Cumulative Use of Strong Anticholinergics and Incident Dementia
JAMA Internal MedicinePublished 26 January 2015
Shelly L. Gray, Melissa L. Anderson, Sascha Dublin, Joseph T. Hanlon, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Rod Walker
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Higher cumulative anticholinergic use is associated with an increased risk for dementia, and efforts to increase awareness among health care professionals and older adults about this potential medication-related risk are important to minimize anticholinaergic use over time.
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Higher cumulative anticholinergic use is associated with an increased risk for dementia. Efforts to increase awareness among health care professionals and older adults about this potential medication-related risk are important to minimize anticholinergic use over time.
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