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The Drug Burden Index and Level of Frailty as Determinants of Healthcare Costs in a Cohort of Older Frail Adults in New Zealand

Cover of Value in Health journal

15 Nov 2023

Duncan et al.

Consistent with existing literature, we find that the level of frailty is significantly associated with the cost of healthcare. However, we find no association between drug burden and nonpharmaceutical/overall healthcare costs.

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