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Associations between polypharmacy and treatment intensity for hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional study of nursing home patients in British Columbia, Canada

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  • Rita McCracken Department of Family Medicine, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, Canada Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • James McCormack Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Margaret J McGregor Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sabrina T Wong Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Scott Garrison Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rita McCracken; rita.mccracken{at}ubc.ca
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McCracken R, McCormack J, McGregor MJ, et al
Associations between polypharmacy and treatment intensity for hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional study of nursing home patients in British Columbia, Canada
BMJ Open 2017;7:e017430. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017430

Publication history

  • Received April 24, 2017
  • Revised June 6, 2017
  • Accepted June 26, 2017
  • First published August 11, 2017.
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July 23, 2019
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