Psychotropic drugs and falling accidents among the elderly: A nested case control study in the whole population of Scania, Sweden

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 440-446

  Moden B ^a   Merlo, J ^a   Ohlsson, H ^a   Rosvall, M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGING POPULATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SWEDEN;

SKANE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77952071888     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.098947     Document Type: Article

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