Prevalence of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older adults from seven centres in five European countries: a cross-sectional study of DO-HEALTH

• Andreas Egli,
• Rene Rizzoli,
• Robert Theiler,
• Bruno Vellas,
• John A Kanis,
• Patricia O Chocano-Bedoya,
• Reto W Kressig,
• Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino,
• Angélique Sadlon,
• John E Orav,
• Sophie Guyonnet,
• Wei Lang,
• Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari

Affiliations

Andreas Egli

1 Department of Geriatrics and Aging Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Rene Rizzoli

7 Division of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

Robert Theiler

1 Department of Geriatrics and Aging Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Bruno Vellas

geriatrician

John A Kanis

professor

Patricia O Chocano-Bedoya

Centre on Aging and Mobility, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Reto W Kressig

Universitäre Altersmedizin FELIX PLATTER, Basel, Switzerland

Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino

Centre on Aging and Mobility, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich City Hospital-Waid, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Angélique Sadlon

Centre on Aging and Mobility, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich City Hospital-Waid, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

John E Orav

Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sophie Guyonnet

Gérontopôle, Department of Geriatrics, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Wei Lang

Centre on Aging and Mobility, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich City Hospital-Waid, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari

Centre on Aging and Mobility, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich City Hospital-Waid, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland