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Comment on: “Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Drug–Drug Interactions, and Anticholinergic Burden in Elderly Hospitalized Patients: Does an Association Exist with Post-Discharge Health Outcomes?”

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A Letter to the Editor to this article was published on 19 November 2020

The Original Article was published on 22 May 2020

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  1. Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Molinette, Corso Bramante 88, 10126, Turin, Italy

    Enrico Brunetti, Gianluca Isaia & Mario Bo

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Brunetti, E., Isaia, G. & Bo, M. Comment on: “Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Drug–Drug Interactions, and Anticholinergic Burden in Elderly Hospitalized Patients: Does an Association Exist with Post-Discharge Health Outcomes?”. Drugs Aging 38, 89–91 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-020-00818-2

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