Limited validity of minimum data set items on sleep and hypnotic use in predicting falls and hip fracture in nursing home residents [6]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1150-1151

  Martin, Jennifer L ^a   Alessi, Cathy A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLONAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MELATONIN; MIRTAZAPINE; TEMAZEPAM; TRAZODONE; ZOLPIDEM;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MOOD; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NURSING HOMES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 33745625640     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00777.x     Document Type: Letter

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