Psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home-based exercise program to prevent falls: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 850-853

  Campbell, A John ^a   Robertson, M Clare ^b   Gardner, Melinda M ^c   Norton, Robyn N ^a   Buchner, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Falls; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ETHICS; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032766179     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03843.x     Document Type: Article

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