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      Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: Management of Hypertension in Octogenarians.

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          Hypertension treatment is beneficial for most hypertensive patients. The benefits for patients who are very old and frail, especially those taking numerous medications, are less certain.

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          Journal
          JAMA
          JAMA
          1538-3598
          0098-7484
          Jul 14 2015
          : 314
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Geriatrics and FHU-CARTAGE, CHU de Nancy, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France.
          [2 ] Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433-Inserm CHU de Nancy, Université de Loraine, Nancy, France3INI-CRCT (F-CRIN network), Nancy, France.
          [3 ] Geriatria ed Accettazione Geriatrica d'Urgenza, IRCCS-INRCA, Ancona, Italy.
          [4 ] Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.
          [5 ] Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom.
          [6 ] Department of Geriatrics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland8Institute of Health Sciences/Geriatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
          [7 ] Department of Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
          Article
          2396454
          10.1001/jama.2015.7517
          26172896
          775ee3ea-ea6b-4782-ba24-832ca9895170
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