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Benzodiazepines, Z-drugs and the risk of hip fracture: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Hip fractures in the older person lead to an increased risk of mortality, poorer quality of life and increased morbidity. Benzodiazepine (BNZ) use is associated with increased hip fracture rate, consequently Z-drugs are fast becoming the physician’s hypnotic prescription of choice yet da...

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Autores principales: Donnelly, Karen, Bracchi, Robert, Hewitt, Jonathan, Routledge, Philip A., Carter, Ben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5407557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28448593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174730