Prevalence of mild hyponatremia and its association with falls in older adults admitted to an emergency geriatric medicine unit (the MUPA unit)

BACKGROUND: Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder in older adults and it can increase morbidity and mortality. Approximately one in three older adults fall each year; mild chronic hyponatremia can predispose this group to injurious falls and fractures and serum levels of sodium can al...

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Autores principales: Boyer, Sophie, Gayot, Caroline, Bimou, Charlotte, Mergans, Thomas, Kajeu, Patrick, Castelli, Muriel, Dantoine, Thierry, Tchalla, Achille
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6792197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31615437
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1282-0

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