Association between falls and high-risk medication use in hospitalized Asian elderly patients

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-281

  Mamun, Kaysar ^a   Lim, Jimmy K H ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; High risk; Hospitalization; Medication

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MODIFIED MORSE FALL SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69249114283     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2009.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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