Falls-Related Drug Use and Risk of Falls Among Older Adults: A Study in a US Medicare Population

BACKGROUND: Approximately one-third of community-dwelling older adults fall each year, and approximately 10% have falls requiring medical services. Among other factors, research studies have linked certain medications with an increased risk of falls. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine t...

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Autores principales: Musich, Shirley, Wang, Shaohung S., Ruiz, Joann, Hawkins, Kevin, Wicker, Ellen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2017
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28580498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40266-017-0470-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28580498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40266-017-0470-x

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