Comment on “Investigation of Balance, Kinesiophobia, and Mobility in Older Adults Exposed to Polypharmacy”

Abstract

This submission is a Letter to the Editor commenting on the article "Investigation of Balance, Kinesiophobia, and Mobility in Older Adults Exposed to Polypharmacy" by Salkın et al., published in Duzce Medical Journal.

Keywords

• Polypharmacy
• deprescribing
• kinesiophobia
• family medicine
• geriatrics
• falls

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