Treating hypertension in the elderly should the risk of falls be part of the equation?

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 596-597

  Berry, Sarah D ^a,b   Kiel, Douglas P ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM EXCRETION; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84898460067     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13746     Document Type: Note

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