Use of sedatives and hypnotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in older people significantly increases their risk of falls

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-

  Hartikainen, Sirpa ^a   Lönnroos, Eija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77951870878     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm1058     Document Type: Note

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