Number and dosage of central nervous system medications on recurrent falls in community elders: The health, aging and body composition study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 492-498

  Hanlon, Joseph T ^a,b,c   Boudreau, Robert M ^d   Roumani, Yazan F ^a   Newman, Anne B ^a,d   Ruby, Christine M ^b   Wright, Rollin M ^a   Hilmer, Sarah N ^e   Shorr, Ronald I ^c   Bauer, Douglas C ^f   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^g   Studenski, Stephanie A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Central nervous system medications; Falls

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG USE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UTILIZATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INCIDENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BODY COMPOSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 64849094914     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gln043     Document Type: Article

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