Polypharmacy is a risk factor for hospital admission due to a fall: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

BACKGROUND: Falls amongst older people are common; however, around 40% of falls could be preventable. Medications are known to increase the risk of falls in older adults. The debate about reducing the number of prescribed medications remains controversial, and more evidence is needed to understand t...

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Autores principales: Zaninotto, P., Huang, Y. T., Di Gessa, G., Abell, J., Lassale, C., Steptoe, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7690163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33243195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09920-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7690163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33243195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09920-x

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