The risk of falls and fractures associated with persistent use of psychotropic medications in elderly people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Vitry, Agnes I ^a   Hoile, Annabel P ^a   Gilbert, Andrew L ^a   Esterman, Adrian ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fall; Fracture; Psychotropic medication; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77649192044     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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