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The Double Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Polypharmacy on Geriatric Population – Public Health Implications

Sayeeda Rahman1 School of Medicine, American University of Integrative Sciences, Bridgetown, BarbadosORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7005-8801View further author information
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Keerti Singh2 Faculty of Medical Science, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Wanstead, BarbadosORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-1229View further author information
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Sameer Dhingra3 School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mount Hope, Trinidad & TobagoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2537-8889View further author information
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Jaykaran Charan4 Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4857-6725View further author information
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Paras Sharma5 Department of Pharmacognosy, BVM College of Pharmacy, Gwalior, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-2666View further author information
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Salequl Islam6 Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka1342, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-4132View further author information
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Dilshad Jahan7 Department of Hematology, Asgar Ali Hospital, Dhaka1204, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-9093View further author information
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Katia Iskandar8 School of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Beirut, LebanonORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-6681View further author information
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Nandeeta Samad9 Department of Public Health, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka1229, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3623-0743View further author information
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Mainul Haque10 The Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health Universiti Pertahanan, Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1007-1022 | Published online: 20 Oct 2020

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