Sedative-hypnotic drugs and the risk of hip fracture

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-113

  Wysowski, Diane K ^a   Baum, Carlene ^a   Ferguson, William J ^a   Lundin, Frank ^a   Ng, Moh Jee ^a   Hammerstrom, Thomas ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Hypnotics; Sedatives; Temazepam; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0029924339     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00057-7     Document Type: Article

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