Fall-related injuries in a nursing home setting: is polypharmacy a risk factor?

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is regarded as an important risk factor for fallingand several studies and meta-analyses have shown an increased fall risk in users of diuretics, type 1a antiarrhythmics, digoxin and psychotropic agents. In particular, recent evidence has shown that fall risk is associated w...

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Main Authors: Baranzini, Federico, Diurni, Marcello, Ceccon, Francesca, Poloni, Nicola, Cazzamalli, Sara, Costantini, Chiara, Colli, Cristiano, Greco, Laura, Callegari, Camilla
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2009
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Research article
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797789/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003327
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-228
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