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Fall-related injuries in a nursing home setting: is polypharmacy a risk factor?
BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is regarded as an important risk factor for fallingand several studies and meta-analyses have shown an increased fall risk in users of diuretics, type 1a antiarrhythmics, digoxin and psychotropic agents. In particular, recent evidence has shown that fall risk is associated w...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797789/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-228 |