The risk of falls on initiation of antihypertensive drugs in the elderly

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2649-2657

  Butt, D A ^a,b   Mamdani, M ^c   Austin, P C ^d   Tu, K ^a,d   Gomes, T ^d   Glazier, R H ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Ellesmere Health Care Centre   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; Elderly; Falls; Self controlled case series

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONTROL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ONTARIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84885424353     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2369-7     Document Type: Article

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