Falls and psychotropic drug consumption in long-term care residents: Is there an obvious association?

Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-50

  Nygaard, Harald A ^a  

^a Division for Geriatric Medicine   (Norway)

Author keywords

Falls; Long term care facilities, falls; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 0031986184     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021982     Document Type: Article

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