Medication as a risk factor for falls in older women in Brazil

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 369-375

  Rozenfeld, Suely ^a   Bastos Camacho, Luiz Antonio ^a   Peixoto Veras, Renato ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Brazil; Drug therapy adverse effects

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACCIDENT; DRUG USER; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS STATUS;

ACCIDENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0042490533     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892003000500005     Document Type: Article

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